Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry.

Japan has become the world’s first country to launch a satellite made primarily of wood into space, as per a report by Reuters. Named 'The LignoSat' ('lignum' means 'wood' in Latin), the world’s first wooden satellite is developed by Kyoto University researchers in collaboration with Sumitomo Forestry, a Japan-based logging and processing company.