World's first wooden satellite heads to space<br /><br />The world's first wooden satellite, built by scientists in Japan, headed into space Monday atop a SpaceX rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.<br /><br />It'll stay in orbit for six months, 250 miles above the Earth in an attempt to prove wood is a space-grade material.<br /><br />Sensors on board will measure how the material puts up with extreme temperatures in space which range from minus-148 degrees to plus-212 degrees Fahrenheit every 45 minutes, as it orbits from darkness to sunlight.<br /><br />REUTERS / NASA / KYOTO UNIVERSITY HANDOUT VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes <br />#worldnews <br />#satellite <br />#japan
