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

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World's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, launched into space on Tuesday .

Palm-sized LignoSat is tasked to demonstrate the cosmic potential of wood as humans explore living in space.

Wood is more durable in space than on Earth because there's no water or oxygen that would rot or inflame it.

Researchers found that honoki , a magnolia tree native in Japan , is most suited for spacecraft.

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