Testing wood in space
The Japanese researchers conducted a 10-month experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and found that honoki was the timber most suited for space applications.
They then constructed LignoSat using a traditional Japanese crafts technique without screws or glue to hold the satellite together.
"If we can prove our first wooden satellite works, we want to pitch it to Elon Musk's SpaceX," Doi said.