jsc2024e081749

LignoSat structural internal view shows the relationship among wooden panels, aluminum frames, and stainless steel shafts. LignoSat is the world’s first wooden satellite and investigates how wood changes in the space environment, as well as how wood transmits data through geomagnetic fields and wood’s resistance to cosmic radiation. Image courtesy of Kyoto University.

jsc2024e081749 (3/18/2023) --- LignoSat structural internal view shows the relationship among wooden panels, aluminum frames, and stainless steel shafts. LignoSat is the world’s first wooden satellite and investigates how wood changes in the space environment, as well as how wood transmits data through geomagnetic fields and wood’s resistance to cosmic radiation. Image courtesy of Kyoto University.