What's right: first wooden satellite by ARA City Radio published on 2024-11-07T09:55:25Z Researchers from Japan have successfully made and launched into space the first ever wooden satellite. They believe that timber is a space-grade material that could one day even be used to build houses on Mars. The satellite, Lignosat, is crafted from honoki wood - a kind of magnolia tree - without screws or glue to hold it together. Genre News & Politics