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How space uses lubricants

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Answering Ezekiel Emanuel, Jennifer breaks down solid lubricants in space—graphite, molybdenum disulfide, and Teflon—why vacuum and radiation rule out liquids, and how layer-transfer mechanics keep moving parts alive beyond Earth.

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