Tech News Japan develops wooden satellite to reduce space waste

Japanese Sumitomo Forestry has teamed up with Kyoto University to develop what they hope will be the world’s first wooden satellite by 2023, to reduce space waste.

Sumitomo Forestry said it has started researching tree growth and the use of wood materials in space.

The company is supposed to start experimenting with different types of wood in harsh environments on Earth.

Space waste has become a growing problem as more and more satellites are launched into the atmosphere.

Wooden satellites are supposed to burn without releasing harmful substances into the atmosphere or sending debris back to Earth.

Takao Doi, professor at Kyoto University and Japanese astronaut, said: “We are concerned that all satellites that enter Earth’s atmosphere are turning off again and producing tiny particles of alumina that float. in the upper atmosphere for many years.

The Japanese astronaut added: It affects the environment of Earth, and the next step will be the stage of developing the engineering model for the satellite, and then we will create the flight model.

Sumitomo Forestry, part of the Sumitomo Group, founded over 400 years ago, said they are developing hardwood materials that are resistant to changes in temperature and sunlight.

Experts have warned of the increased risk of space waste falling to Earth, as more spacecraft and satellites are launched.

Satellites are increasingly used for communications, television, navigation and weather forecasting, and space experts and researchers are exploring various options to eliminate and reduce space waste.

There are nearly 6,000 satellites orbiting the Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, and about 60% of them have become space debris.

Research firm Euroconsult estimates that 990 satellites will be launched each year during this decade, which means that by 2028 there could be 15,000 satellites in orbit.

SpaceX has launched more than 900 satellites for the Starlink project and plans to deploy thousands of additional satellites.

Space junk travels at over 22,300 miles per hour, which can cause severe damage to any creature that strikes it.

And in 2006, a small piece of space junk collided with the International Space Station, ejecting a slice of the heavily reinforced window.