Comment by asah
8 hours ago
serious q: how much extra failure rate would you expect from the physical transition to space?
on one hand, I imagine you'd rack things up so the whole rack/etc moves as one into space, OTOH there's still movement and things "shaking loose" plus the vibration, acceleration of the flight and loss of gravity...
Yes, an orbital launch probably resets the bathtub to some degree.
I suspect the thermal system would look very different from a terrestrial component. Fans and connectors can shake loose - but do nothing in space.
Perhaps the server would be immersed in a thermally conductive resin to avoid parts shaking loose? If the thermals are taken care of by fixed heat pipes and external radiators - non thermally conductive resins could be used.