[transistor-man]

I'm here to welcome the era of bamboo based spaceships

[ceejayoz]

There's a little one in orbit right now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LignoSat

(although that's magnolia wood, not bamboo)

[edaemon]

Woah, a wooden satellite, that's awesome! Somehow that feels more like a uniquely Earthly thing out there in space.

[prennert]

Its also uniquely Japanese. From the wikipedia article:

> The satellite was assembled through a traditional Japanese crafts technique without screws or glue.

[itishappy]

I for one am prepared for our evolution into the Ousters.

If you haven't read the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons, go read it. It's worth it.

https://hyperioncantos.fandom.com/wiki/Ousters

[jajko]

I loved how diverse those back stories of each characters were. A bit of cyberpunk, a bit of politics, interesting concept of time reversal.

[Henchman21]

I immediately thought of the Templar’s tree ships. Clearly time for a re-read!