I need some perspective & relevant resources for a personal project. What exactly happens to wood in space? Does would rot in space? Can a wooden spaceship be made and launched? What level of woodworking would it require & has it ever been attempted in history? I read a couple of stuff about japan doing space stuff with wood but there's hardly much content or updates. What are the pros & cons of wood over metal & how
One way of looking at wood is that it is an advanced fiber composite. Some hardwoods, having good dimensional stability with temperature, have been used as the structure underneath a return capsule heatshield (unmanned). No references I'm afraid for that, something that was passed onto me by word of mouth from an old hand working in the 60's and 70's.
