“If we can prove our first wooden satellite works, we want to pitch it to Elon Musk’s SpaceX.” The researchers found that ...

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Timber! Japan has successfully launched the world's first satellite that's made out of wood. The satellite dubbed LignoSat, ...

The H3 launched Kirameki 3, a military communications satellite also known as DSN-3, from Tanegashima Space Center on Monday ...

Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the ...

If we can use materials that humans can make and bring them to outer space, people will be able to create a sustainable ...

(MainichiShinji Kurokawa) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency said Monday that images from the Himawari weather satellite that had stopped being displayed on its official website were restored ...

TOKYO -- Japan launched a defense satellite Monday aimed at speedier military operations and communication on a new flagship H3 rocket and successfully placed it into orbit, as the country seeks ...

"If we can prove our first wooden satellite works, we want to pitch it to Elon Musk's SpaceX." The researchers found that honoki, a kind of magnolia tree native in Japan and traditionally used for ...

Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket, as the country seeks to build up its military capability ...

Japan's new H3 rocket flew for the fourth time ever on Monday morning (Nov. 4). The H3 launched Kirameki 3, a military communications satellite also known as DSN-3, from Tanegashima Space Center ...