HPE on the ISS: In space, no one can hear your CPU fans In The Martian, Matt Damon is stranded on Mars, and his comms link is so slow that it takes almost an hour to have a conversation. Now HPE is going into orbit Share this item with your network: By Published: 11 Feb 2021 14:10 Next week, an HPE edge computer will be launched into space on a trip to the International Space Station (ISS), where it is being deployed to provide artificial intelligence (AI) processing. The hardware, built around HPE’s Edgeline EL4000 converged edge device and HP ProLiant DL360 Gen110 server, will act as a first step towards a manned mission to Mars.