Ayu Yoneda and Makoto Suwa, both newly certified as astronauts by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a ...

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

The world’s first wooden satellite has been sent to space to prove that wood is a space-grade material, and, most importantly, biodegradable.

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

With a 50-year plan of planting trees and building timber houses on the moon and Mars, Doi's team decided to develop a ...

“If we can use materials that humans can make and bring them to outer space, people will be able to create a sustainable society,” said Japanese astronaut, Space Shuttle veteran and researcher ...

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)--Ayu Yoneda and Makoto Suwa, both newly certified as astronauts by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said in a recent interview that they see visiting the ...

British writer Samantha Harvey won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday for her short novel following six astronauts as ...

KYOTO (Reuters) - The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers ... live and work in space forever," said Takao Doi, an astronaut who has flown on the Space Shuttle and ...

KYOTO, Japan — The world's first wooden satellite ... live and work in space forever," said Takao Doi, an astronaut who has flown on the Space Shuttle and studies human space activities at ...