In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science. transcript 3, 2, 1. ... and liftoff. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno ...

LignoSat could help change the way we build satellites. This new spaceflight tech has a very retro feel. The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at ...

The US has long accused Canada’s C$10 billion ($7.2 billion) industry of dumping low-priced wood into the country and argued that government fees Canadian loggers pay to harvest timber amounts to a ...

Output (measured by the Production and Employment indexes) continued in contraction. Wood products and furniture & related products overall manufacturing metrics were not measured in this report.