On Tuesday, the company’s 31st resupply mission for NASA delivered the world’s first satellite built using wooden parts. More ...

They settled on a kind of magnolia wood called honoki, that is often used to construct sword sheaths, according to Reuters.

The experts tested several types of wood, including Japanese cherry, but wood from magnolia trees proved to be the most vigorous. "Wood's ability to withstand these conditions astounded us," said ...

what time of year should you prune a magnolia tree? Amy Enfield, senior horticulturist at ScottsMiracle-Gro, explains how the fact that magnolias bloom on old wood, the growth produced the previous ...

The tiny satellite built by Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.

The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of ...

On 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 ...

Japan has launched the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, to explore the potential of timber as a sustainable resource in space. The satellite, made from a Japanese magnolia tree, will test the ...