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World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers (phys.org)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's a strange but good idea that im glad is gaining traction.

Cheap and plentiful material, no heat or rot in space, apprently resitant to cracks, burns up on re-entry so no space trash.

Sounds like its got a lot of positives.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't metal usually burn up on re-entry too?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

From the article.

The creators expect the wooden material will burn up completely when the device re-enters the atmosphere—potentially providing a way to avoid the generation of metal particles when a retired satellite returns to Earth.

These metal particles could have a negative impact on the environment and telecommunications, the developers said as they announced the satellite's completion on Tuesday.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Apparently, that causes radio interference, but I don't think it lasts that long (days to hours)