(Space) The WISA Woodsat is being developed by Finland-based Arctic Astronautics, ESA and Finland-based forester UPM

July 15, 2021

Tara Copp writes for Defense One: A tiny Finnish cubesat could make history later this year as the world’s first plywood satellite—and it will even have a selfie stick to record the moment. The WISA Woodsat is being developed by Finland-based Arctic Astronautics, Ltd.; the European Space Agency, or ESA; and Finland-based forester UPM, maker of WISA plywood.

read the analysis: Plywood Satellite Cleared for Space Launch – Defense One

WISA Woodsat is the world’s first satellite using wood in its primary structure. It is made of WISA-Birch plywood, which is coated against strong UV radiation using a new atomic layer deposition method.

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(Space) The WISA Woodsat is being developed by Finland-based Arctic Astronautics, ESA and Finland-based forester UPM

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