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by ceejayoz 470 days ago
There's a little one in orbit right now.

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

(although that's magnolia wood, not bamboo)

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Woah, a wooden satellite, that's awesome! Somehow that feels more like a uniquely Earthly thing out there in space.
Its also uniquely Japanese. From the wikipedia article:

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