World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

FILE - This file photo taken on May 28, 2024 shows Takao Doi, an astronaut and special professor at Kyoto University, holding the world's first wooden satellite, named LignoSat, during a press conference at the university's campus in Kyoto.

The world'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.