Which country will develop the world’s first wooden satellite by 2023.

Which country will develop the world’s first wooden satellite by 2023. Correct Answer Japan

The correct answer is Japan.

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• Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry company and Kyoto University have decided to collaborate to develop the world’s first wooden satellite by 2023.

Key Points

• The team is also working towards developing wooden materials extremely resistant to temperature changes and sunlight.
• According to the European Space Agency (ESA) statistical model, there are more than 130 million pieces of anthropogenic space debris—waste residue due to human activities—smaller than a millimetre around our planet.
• Most of the “space junk” can reach a speed of 18,000 miles per hour, almost seven times faster than a bullet.
• According to a Professor at Kyoto University and a Japanese Astronaut, Takao Doi, the satellites create tiny alumina particles after coming into contact with Earth's atmosphere. 
• These alumina particles will float in the upper atmosphere for many years and eventually will affect the Earth’s environment.
• The wooden satellites will help in the cutting of space junk as it will burn up without releasing any form of harmful substances into the atmosphere.