any carpenters in the house?

[DaveL59]

An interesting new career possibility could be coming up, building wood satellites 🙂 

Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk - BBC News

[johninderby]

How long until Ikea brings out a flat pack version? 🤔.    😁😁😁

[Neil H]

True but would instructions be chinglish 

[DaveL59]

44 minutes ago, Neil H said:

True but would instructions be chinglish 

it's quite a different language, not a great comment really 😞 

[DaveL59]

1 hour ago, johninderby said:

How long until Ikea brings out a flat pack version? 🤔.    😁😁😁

I'd wonder what the effect of any adhesives they use burning off in the upper atmosphere, having had recent close up experience of these particulate boards burning and the awful smell. Nothing like injecting chemical agents directly into the ionosphere and affecting the ozone layer etc.

[saac]

On 29/12/2020 at 10:40, DaveL59 said:

I'd wonder what the effect of any adhesives they use burning off in the upper atmosphere, having had recent close up experience of these particulate boards burning and the awful smell. Nothing like injecting chemical agents directly into the ionosphere and affecting the ozone layer etc.

I'd be surprised if it would be any worse than the residues from the electronics. I guess the volume would be sufficiently low anyway as to have any material impact - hopefully !  

Jim 

[JamesF]

I have this vision now of a bamboo satellite :)

The plantations where they grow the first and second stages are going to be seriously impressive...

James