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The traditional Japanese wooden joint method called “Blind Miter Dovetail Joint” is used for the LignoSat to connect two wooden panels without using glue or nails. LignoSat is the world’s first wooden satellite to demonstrate whether wood can be used in space and is deployed as part of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-30 (J-SSOD-30) CubeSat deployment mission. Image courtesy of Kyoto University.

jsc2024e081748 (3/18/2023) --- The traditional Japanese wooden joint method called “Blind Miter Dovetail Joint” is used for the LignoSat to connect two wooden panels without using glue or nails. LignoSat is the world’s first wooden satellite to demonstrate whether wood can be used in space and is deployed as part of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-30 (J-SSOD-30) CubeSat deployment mission. Image courtesy of Kyoto University.