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Japan poised to build world's first wooden satellite (thetimes.co.uk)
1 point by bookofjoe on Feb 19, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


There is this previous wood satellite project but not launched yet I guess? So there's a wood satellite race!

https://www.wisaplywood.com/news-and-stories/news/2021/04/wo...


Not much of a race at this point:

>UPM Plywood, Arctic Astronautics and Huld announce today a joint mission to launch the first ever wooden satellite, WISA WOODSATTM, into Earth’s orbit by the end of 2021.


What do you mean? I don't think they've launched it... Last status is from 2022 that they're ready and waiting for launch opportunity? https://kitsat.fi/2022-04_one-year-after-making-our-project-...


Erm, it's been two years and they STILL haven't had an opportunity? Just sayin...





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