Magnolia Satellite

[Edward Weber]

I know many of you have already heard about the Japanese testing wood for satellites, now they seem to have chosen a species.
https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/researchers-lean-magnolia-wood-satellite

[Bill Dufour]

The Apollo heat shields were made of wood, Oak?
Bill. D

[Patty Hann]

Did you catch the part about Finland experimenting with Birch plywood for the same thing?
(https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/worlds-first-wooden-satellite-passes-test-flight) Get ready for Birch plywood to never come down in price because a company can sell its product at whatever price it wants (especially if there are few suppliers).
And governments will pay (it's only the taxpayers money, after all) no questions asked.

(https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/worlds-first-wooden-satellite-passes-test-flight)https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/worlds-first-wooden-satellite-passes-test-flight

[Patty Hann]

The Apollo heat shields were made of wood, Oak?
Bill. D

No, not wood. Orbital Thermal Protection (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/167473main_TPS-08.pdf)

[Bill Dufour]

Will they use presto logs as rocket fuel?
Bill D

[Tom Bender]

Maybe powdered carboniferous accelerant