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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

wasn't the first wooden satellite made in finland? wisa woodsat? don't know if they ever launched it though, they went silent in 2022 after they announced they were ready for launch

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

yes https://earthsky.org/space/first-wooden-satellite-wisa-woodsat/ this is the first one built by japanese researchers, that explains the convoluted headline :D