First, I love this mod, it's just enough of a change to be fun.

Space is -270c/-450f.

While I'm not thinking it should insta-spoil in space, I do feel like it should be A LOT faster in space.

I'm not super sure if this is even possible, but I'm thinking there might be some way to do it. If you do go about implementing it, might want to give it a mod setting just in case people don't like it?

Hm. You are right. This isn't even a space thing. There are other cold surfaces. The only good solution I can think of would be to have separate recipes per temperature bracket. I can try and fiddle a bit. The question would be if the recipe clutter is worth the added realism. It would multiply the amount of recipes by the temperature brackets.

Hm.. It really doesn't look great for options. I think you might be right with recipes unfortunately.

I don't want to ruin the mod with the idea, but it's the only option and I'd be fine if it was left as an option and not implemented tbh. It's not how I wanted it to work out so I'm not pushing for it to be done any more.

I thought about making it an option. Although I need to prioritize currently as my time for Factorio is getting less.

Space is -270c/-450f.

Space is also known for lacking any medium to transfer the heat by thermal conductivity or convection. So realistically it is a pretty good insulator.
It is in fact a big problem for real spacecrafts as the sun still heats everything it shines on.

No; it should be considerably longer in space. There is virtually no medium in space (i.e., air) for the heat to dissipate to. Heat is a problem actual spacecraft have.

Though I guess there's a meme about interplanetary medium in Factorio, lmao. The planets are certainly close enough for their atmospheres to just kinda...meld together...

yeah yeah yeah ok, maybe my thinking was space is cold, therefore everything in space is cold.

Nevermind then

I'm with Avoyt. Without some medium to actually conduct heat, things would remain hot almost indefinitely, and even heating up as it absorbed sunlight. Heat is a huge-mongus problem for space flight, which is why space stations like the ISS has these ginormous radiators, because convection is so incredibly inefficient in space.

"Space" is only cold because nothing generates heat (besides stellar bodies) and most of space is completely empty. But that also means heat doesn't really transfer at all, aside from direct radiation (such as infrared from stars).

Vacuum is cold. Space is not :)