Unlike traditional satellites, a wooden satellite would burn up entirely when reentering Earths atmosphere.
Thats why it was chosen as the material used to build LignoSat.
The LignoSat team is also thinking longterm, hoping to incorporate wood into building more structures in space.
The satellite is a cube with 10-centimeter sides and weighing just over 2 pounds.Photo: KYDPL KYODO (AP)
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