The Week In Technology, Jan. 11-15, 2021

Graham Warwick January 11, 2021
Japan's Lignosat wooden satellite
Japan’s LignoSat mission in 2023-24 will test wooden satellite construction and tree growth in space.
Credit: Kyoto University
Japan to Launch Wooden Satellite In Larry Niven’s 1984 science fiction novel The Integral Trees, people live in giant trees orbiting a neutron star. Now, Japanese researchers intend to launch a wooden satellite to investigate the growth and use of trees in space. Kyoto University and Sumitomo...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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