Kyoto: The American space agency NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JEXA) are going to launch the world’s first wooden satellite next year to make space exploration more sustainable.

Koji Murata, a researcher from Kyoto University in Japan, is researching how biological materials can be used for space exploration.

According to a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 10 percent of atmospheric aerosols (solid or liquid particles in a gas that cause smoke or fog) in the stratosphere contain metal particles emitted by spacecraft.

Although its long-term effects are unknown, scientists are concerned that it could damage the Earth’s ozone layer.

According to Koji Murata, the idea of ​​a wooden satellite is attractive because it could be better for the planet as an alternative to metal instruments.

At the end of their life, satellites re-enter the atmosphere, he added. But Lingoset is different because its wood burns into gas while metal becomes fine particles. The use of wood is also reasonable because its strength to weight is equal to aluminum.

The LingoSat satellite will be sent into space early next year.