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Japan Aims to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite – VOA Learning English
Japanese researchers say they are working to build the world’s first satellite made of wood. The goal is to reduce the amount of space junk orbiting the planet.
Japanese researchers say they are working to build the worlds first satellite made of wood.
The goal is to help fight the problem of space junk. Space junk includes things like dead satellites, lost pieces of equipment and small pieces of paint. Such objects can present threats to spacecraft and satellites operating in space.
The project is a joint effort involving the company Sumitomo Forestry and Japans Kyoto University. The development team recently announced plans for the satellite in a news…
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