The idea of an Asian country launching a wooden satellite sounds like a racist Simpsons joke from the 1990s. What a time to be alive.
this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2024
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no living creatures to cause it to rot
Soon termites will evolve for space environment. On a serious note this does seem cool. The amount of satellites going to burn like disposable starlink ones will be an issue. This prototype is small, but this would be good for cubesats.
From the makers of Snakes on a Plane…Bugs on a Satellite
Feels like one of the few instances of humans doing something about issues before shit hits the roof.
On this episode of Gilligan's Island, the professor makes a satellite.
Out of bamboo and coconuts. And Gilligan has to power it with a stationary bicycle.
Launched with a comical slingshot made from two palm trees roughly shaping a V form.
I didn't quite imagine Japanese to be the Wookies of our world, but the surprise is welcome.
EDIT: Oh, but then Corellians made lots of wooden stuff too.