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Japan is developing wooden satellites to send into orbit by 2023 in an effort to cut down on space junk insider@insider.com (Isobel Asher Hamilton) © Provided by Business Insider Space junk is becoming an increasing concern. Getty Kyoto University is teaming up with Japanese forestry company Sumitomo Forestry to develop a wooden satellite to send into orbit. The idea is that a device made of wood could safely burn upon re-entry and would create less space junk. Space junk is ...

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Getty Kyoto University is teaming up with a Japanese forestry company, Sumitomo Forestry, to develop a wooden satellite to send into orbit. The idea is that a device made of wood could safely burn up on reentry and reduce the amount of space junk. Space junk is increasingly a concern among experts, who say it poses an environmental hazard. Kyoto University is teaming up with a Japanese forestry company to develop wooden satellites to shoot into orbit by 2023 in an ...