"Out of space"? They'll be in low Earth orbit, so nowhere near "outer space".
Telstra Bigpond actually was a schoolkid's project and that went okay. The chief egghead (with all respect) at SSG has years of experience and I reckon he's looked into the temperature and pressure "issue". Your being unable to imagine it has no bearing on the tech capabilities. Sorry, but it just doesn't.
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