{"id":122346,"date":"2024-11-05T13:25:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122346"},"modified":"2024-11-05T13:25:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:25:32","slug":"worlds-first-wooden-satellite-developed-in-japan-heads-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122346","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"primary-gallery\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"primary-gallery__detail__yLb14 primary-gallery__with-caption-padding__2MIl5\">\n<p>Item 1 of 2 Takao Doi, a former Japanese astronaut and professor at Kyoto University, holds an engineering model of LignoSat during an interview with Reuters at his laboratory at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan, October 25, 2024. REUTERS\/Irene Wang\/File Photo<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__ultra_small__37j9j body__full_width__ekUdw body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl primary-gallery__caption__1UdH8\"><b data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__inherit-size__1DZJi body__base__22dCE body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl primary-gallery__pagination__1O2FW\">[1\/2]<\/b><span>Takao Doi, a former Japanese astronaut and professor at Kyoto University, holds an engineering model of LignoSat during an interview with Reuters at his laboratory at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan, October 25, 2024. REUTERS\/Irene Wang\/File Photo <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_ link__with-icon__3x3oD collapsible-caption__license__Nbbf3\">Purchase Licensing<span><span class=\"link__suffix__7-NUb\"> Rights<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link__new-tab-symbol__3T19s link__move-left__2zPIr collapsible-caption__symbol__eZoN7\" fill=\"#666\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>KYOTO, Nov 5 (Reuters) &#8211; The world&#8217;s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">LignoSat, developed by Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/1911.T\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_ link__with-icon__3x3oD\">(1911.T)<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link__new-tab-symbol__3T19s\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/a>, will be flown to the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission, and later released into orbit about 400 km (250 miles) above the Earth.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">Named after the Latin word for &#8220;wood&#8221;, the palm-sized LignoSat is tasked to demonstrate the cosmic potential of the renewable material as humans explore <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/space\/moon-sample-talks-show-space-engagement-by-rivals-us-china-2024-10-23\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">living in space<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;With timber, a material we can produce by ourselves, we will be able to build houses, live and work in space forever,&#8221; said Takao Doi, an astronaut who has flown on the Space Shuttle and studies human space activities at Kyoto University.<\/p>\n<p>With a 50-year plan of planting trees and building timber houses on the moon and Mars, Doi&#8217;s team decided to develop a NASA-certified wooden satellite to prove wood is a space-grade material.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Early 1900s airplanes were made of wood,&#8221; said Kyoto University forest science professor Koji Murata. &#8220;A wooden satellite should be feasible, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wood is more durable in space than on Earth because there&#8217;s no water or oxygen that would rot or inflame it, Murata added.<\/p>\n<p>A wooden satellite also minimises the environmental impact at the end of its life, the researchers say.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">Decommissioned satellites must re-enter the atmosphere to avoid becoming <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/space-junk-threat-grows-government-investors-seek-solutions-2023-03-03\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">space debris<\/a>. Conventional metal satellites create aluminium oxide particles during re-entry, but wooden ones would just burn up with less pollution, Doi said.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Metal satellites might be banned in the future,&#8221; Doi said. &#8220;If we can prove our first wooden satellite works, we want to pitch it to Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_6__1qUJ5 heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_6__RtD9P article-body__heading__33EIm\">INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION<\/h2>\n<p>The researchers found that honoki, a kind of magnolia tree native in Japan and traditionally used for sword sheaths, is most suited for spacecraft, after a 10-month experiment aboard the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>LignoSat is made of honoki, using a traditional Japanese crafts technique without screws or glue.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">Once deployed, LignoSat will stay in the orbit for six months, with the electronic components onboard measuring how wood endures the <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/space\/us-russian-iss-astronauts-medical-facility-after-spacex-crew-dragon-splashdown-2024-10-25\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">extreme environment<\/a> of space, where temperatures fluctuate from -100 to 100 degrees Celsius every 45 minutes as it orbits from darkness to sunlight.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-13\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">LignoSat will also gauge wood&#8217;s ability to reduce the impact of space radiation on semiconductors, making it useful for applications such as <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/breakingviews\/why-data-centres-are-bottleneck-ai-boom-podcast-2024-10-15\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">data centre construction<\/a>, said Kenji Kariya, a manager at Sumitomo Forestry Tsukuba Research Institute.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It may seem outdated, but wood is actually cutting-edge technology as civilisation heads to the moon and Mars,&#8221; 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