For about a zillion years, I have subscribed to Google alerts under the keyword “woodworking,” just in case. Every afternoon at 3, I get an email from Google with a list of news articles about woodworking. Not gonna lie; most of them are obituaries (“He enjoyed woodworking …”).

So imagine my surprise this week when I get an alert with an item about Japanese wooden satellites. Yep.

I had to look into it. And after searching around I found this article from Smithsonian about Japan’s plans to launch the first wooden satellite this coming summer. It’s all about reducing space junk and helping the environment.

But also, look at that scientist’s face. He’s having fun! And I swear that those are dovetails.