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Wooden Satellite Being Tested by Arctic Astronautics in Finland

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Tom Patton
Jul 23, 2021
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In this age of exotic materials and 3D printing, a wooden satellite may sound a little ... steampunk. But that is the concept currently being tested by Arctic Astronautics, a startup company based in Finland.

"From the telemetry data we see nicely how the satellite was behaving and now we can see if any changes to our systems are needed. It seems we don'…

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