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NASA is launching the world's first wooden spacecraft next year Scientists are taking a step toward making space travel more environmentally friendly. By summer 2024, NASA in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to launch the world's first wooden satellite into Earth's orbit, according to a report from Live Science. Dubbed LignoSat, the miniature, biodegradable spacecraft made out of magnolia wood will incinerate upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere, thereby reducing space debris. There are currently more than 9,300 tons of space junk—including defunct satellites and spent rocket stages—orbiting our planet, according to the European Space Agency. Made of shiny metals, the space objects have been found to be a big contributor to light pollution, increasing the brightness of the night sky by at least 10 percent over natural light levels, Live Science reports. Metal spacecraft are also more expensive to manufacture and can pose a threat to the International Space Station (ISS), other spacecraft carrying humans, and even people on Earth. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #NASA
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