Those old enough to remember the early days of satellites and space missions will recall that the crafts launched contained state-of-the-art materials, some of which eventually made their way into the public domain after proving their strengths is space – titanium alloys, for example. No one in the early space program would have thought to go back to the early days of the auto or train industries and use heavy, rust-prone iron, or back to the early construction days and use concrete. Yet a new satellite company has gone back even further in time for its materials and is preparing to launch the first satellite made from … wood! Really! Is this some kind of fairy-tale fantasy where it must learn its lesson to become a real satellite?