New York Magazine3d
15 Things That Make Their Tiny Apartments Feel Bigger, According to People With Tiny Apartments
By living in a small New York City apartment — a one-bedroom that I converted to two—I’ve learned to Tetris my family’s belongings into cabinets and closets just so to make things fit. Still, it’s not ...
The New York Times9d
Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood
A group of Japanese scientists thinks it has a viable alternative: wood. A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center ... or glue to assemble furniture and wooden buildings.
Newsweek7d
Why Japan Just Launched Lingosat, the World's First Wooden Satellite
The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space, in a step toward sustainable ... primarily from magnolia wood using traditional Japanese woodworking techniques, without glues ...
The Independent7d
World’s first wooden satellite built in Japan launched to space
The satellite, made of magnolia wood, is durable and can withstand the hostile space environment, researchers say. Built using traditional Japanese crafts methods without glue or screws ...
scmp.com7d
Japan blasts world’s first wooden satellite into space – with a little help from SpaceX
The world’s first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said, as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Scientists at Japan’s ...
Yahoo News UK13d
Green space: Japan set to test world's first wooden satellite
STORY: It might just make space exploration a little more sustainable. Scientists in Japan are set to test the world’s first wooden satellite. The LignoSat was developed by a team from Kyoto ...
CNN8d
World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
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. LignoSat, developed by ...
Physics World9d
Timber! Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite into space
Wood you believe it: LignoSat2 is made from magnolia and was launched yesterday aboard a Falcon9 rocket to the International Space Station. (Courtesy: NASA) Researchers in Japan have launched the ...
BGR9d
Japan just launched the world’s first wooden satellite into space
Japan has finally launched the world’s first ... and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry and will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a SpaceX mission. From there, the satellite ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer7d
Japan launches the world’s first wooden satellite into space
On November 5, 2024, Japan’s wooden satellite went up into space aboard an unmanned SpaceX rocket to test timber for space exploration. Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry developed the ...
AOL8d
World’s first wooden satellite built in Japan launched to space
A first-of-its-kind wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space on Tuesday in an early trial to test the use of timber in future Moon and Mars missions. The 10cm-cube ...