{"id":122617,"date":"2024-11-06T06:44:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T23:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122617"},"modified":"2024-11-06T06:44:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T23:44:11","slug":"japan-just-sent-the-worlds-first-wooden-satellite-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122617","title":{"rendered":"Japan just sent the world\u2019s first wooden satellite 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>\n<p>Japanese researchers just sent the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nanosats.eu\/sat\/lignosat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:world\u2019s first wooden satellite;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">world\u2019s first wooden satellite<\/a> to space, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/05\/style\/japan-wooden-satellite-hnk-intl\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:as reported by CNN;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">as reported by <em>CNN<\/em><\/a>. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry. It was included in a SpaceX mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will soon be released into orbit above the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Why do this? There are two main reasons. First of all, it\u2019ll be a test as to the durability of wood when faced with the harsh conditions of space. If successful, the researchers plan on making more wooden structures and jettisoning them to the cosmos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 572px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:60%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A wood satellite.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DToanH.SzdZm_zokM2au7g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3Mg--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-11\/205f3230-9baa-11ef-bb79-f680af0de48f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A wood satellite.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DToanH.SzdZm_zokM2au7g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3Mg--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-11\/205f3230-9baa-11ef-bb79-f680af0de48f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Kyoto University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith timber, a material we can produce by ourselves, we will be able to build houses, live and work in space forever,\u201d said Takao Doi, an astronaut affiliated with Kyoto University. This is the first step in a 50-year plan that includes planting trees and building actual timber houses on the moon and even Mars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly 1900s airplanes were made of wood,\u201d said Kyoto University forest science professor Koji Murata. \u201cA wooden satellite should be feasible, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those balking at the idea of wooden structures being used in space, consider some of the benefits. The material should actually be more durable in space than on Earth because, well, the endless void doesn\u2019t have any water or oxygen. There\u2019s nothing to cause rot and it&#8217;s very hard for it to catch fire. It even offers <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3709043\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fairly decent protection from radiation;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fairly decent protection from radiation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The other reason has to do with all of those other satellites in orbit. The planet\u2019s currently <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/were-entombing-the-earth-in-an-impenetrable-shell-of-dead-satellites-163002560.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:surrounded by more than 3,000 satellites;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">surrounded by more than 3,000 satellites<\/a>, not to mention all kinds of affiliated space debris. Wooden satellites would eventually fall back down to Earth and burn up during re-entry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"60d6e595-6771-5f80-a6c3-7c878b6b5dd1\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3rwTvLNLi1M?si=OwU491YuKTUgyDNi\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Japan &amp; NASA to launch world&#039;s first wooden satellite | World News | WION\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3rwTvLNLi1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Metal satellites will (mostly) burn up during the return trip, but not before creating <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/eoh\/rtkweb\/documents\/fs\/2891.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:harmful aluminum oxide particles;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">harmful aluminum oxide particles<\/a>. We don\u2019t really have a plan in place for the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/theres-no-easy-answer-to-being-a-space-janitor-170011469.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ever-expanding amount of space junk;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ever-expanding amount of space junk<\/a> entombing the planet, so this could help. Doi envisions a scenario in which \u201cmetal satellites might be banned in the future.\u201d In any event, having a log cabin on the moon would be one heck of a good time. There&#8217;s literally <a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/16\/arts\/television\/hello-tomorrow-review.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:an Apple TV+ show plus about just that;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">an Apple TV+ show plus about just that<\/a>.<\/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.engadget.com\/science\/space\/japan-just-sent-the-worlds-first-wooden-satellite-to-space-194055742.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese researchers just sent the world\u2019s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. 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