One of the most ancient building materials has some surprising benefits when it comes to building small satellites.
An international team of scientists led by Kyoto University in Japan successfully tested wood as a building material aboard the International Space Station .
The wood samples were exposed to the harsh conditions of space — including massive temperature changes and exposure to cosmic radiation and solar particles — for a total of ten months. Impressively, tests confirmed that no decomposition or deformations, such as surface damage, warping, or mass change occurred.
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