The world’s first wooden satellite has just been sent into space, and it could be a game changer.

Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry.

Data will be sent from the satellite to Japanese researchers to determine if it can withstand extreme changes in temperature.

The first satellite in space made mostly of wood arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday along with other research and supplies.

In a first, the world’s first wooden satellite was launched by a SpaceX rocket. This was a historic development using traditional materials and advanced space technology. This clever leap into sustainable space exploration is a game changer in thinking about how we might put satellites together and manage space junk.

The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was successfully launched into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday (November 4), in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.