{"id":122485,"date":"2024-11-05T22:35:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122485"},"modified":"2024-11-05T22:35:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:35:50","slug":"the-first-wooden-satellite-launched-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122485","title":{"rendered":"The first wooden satellite launched into 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>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Called LignoSat, after the Latin word for wood, the satellite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=crs-31\">launched<\/a> Monday night aboard a SpaceX mission bound for the International Space Station. It\u2019ll eventually be released into orbit, where instruments will measure how the wood fares under the harsh conditions of space over six months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">\u201cWith timber, a material we can produce by ourselves, we will be able to build houses, live and work in space forever,\u201d\u00a0Takao Doi, an astronaut and professor at Kyoto University, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/worlds-first-wooden-satellite-developed-japan-heads-space-rcna178775\">told <em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Kyoto University researchers and timber company Sumitomo Forestry started working together on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/research-news\/2024-01-25-0\">space wood project<\/a> in 2020. They conducted space exposure tests from the International Space Station over more than 240 days in 2022. They settled on using Hoonoki, a type of Magnolia wood, for its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/research-news\/2024-01-25-0\">high workability, dimensional stability, and overall strength<\/a>.\u201d The wood is often used to make traditional sword sheaths in Japan because it\u2019s resistant to shattering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/worlds-first-wooden-satellite-developed-japan-heads-space-rcna178775\"><em>Reuters<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">The lack of water or oxygen in space protects the wood satellite from fire or decay, according to the team from Kyoto University. They\u2019ll also test how effective the wood is at protecting semiconductors from space radiation, according to <em>Reuters<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">\u201cIf we can prove our first wooden satellite works, we want to pitch it to Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX,\u201d Doi said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">They also think that wooden satellites could be a less polluting option than metal satellites that release aluminum oxide particles when they burn up during re-entry. In 50 years, Doi\u2019s team reportedly envisions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/05\/science\/japan-wooden-satellite.html\">growing wood for timber homes<\/a> on the Moon and Mars. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<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<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/11\/5\/24288643\/first-wood-satellite-launch-spacex-international-space-station\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. 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