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    Magnolia Satellite

    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/n...wood-satellite

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    The Apollo heat shields were made of wood, Oak?
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    Did you catch the part about Finland experimenting with Birch plywood for the same thing?
    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/n...es-test-flight
    Last edited by Patty Hann; 06-05-2023 at 5:19 PM.
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    It also depends on what sort of person you are.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Dufour View Post
    The Apollo heat shields were made of wood, Oak?
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    No, not wood. Orbital Thermal Protection
    "What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
    It also depends on what sort of person you are.”

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    Will they use presto logs as rocket fuel?
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    Maybe powdered carboniferous accelerant

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