| ▲ | chmod775 3 hours ago | |
> except corrosion Spacecraft in LEO deal with corrosion from - among other causes - atomic oxygen atoms up there, which are eager to cause oxidation in almost anything they come in contact with. The rate of this can be greater than on Earth's surface, though I'm not sure how oceans compare for corrosion. Overall it's probably true that it's less of an issue than with sea water, but it's not a nonissue either. | ||