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Can wood be used to build spacecraft?
A:
No. Wood is an organic material, meaning it is made partially with water. Assuming the spacecraft could get into space without burning, and could withstand the forces of launch, the water in the material would evaporate and the structure of the space craft would weaken, causing it to not be able to come back to earth intact.
Posted on December 20, 2017 at 3:04 am
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