Plus, it’s less likely to become space trash.
Comment on NASA Getting Ready to Launch Wooden Satellite
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Wood seems like a good choice for a satellite - it’s lightweight, easy to machine into different shapes, it’s cheap and readily available. It also doesn’t conduct heat as well as aluminum or steel, but I don’t know enough about building satellites to know if that’s a problem.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 months ago
zaphod@feddit.de 10 months ago
Why not?
Nommer@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
How do?
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because it is more fragile than aluminum or titanium. It’s easier to decommission by burning it up in the atmosphere without leaving particles behind, and if it collides with another object, it’s more likely to be obliterated.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
Less toxic when it burns up in the atmosphere at reentry.