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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, David Laswell wrote:
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Navigation in space is hair-raising enough as it is. I shudder to think of
how much more complicated this would become if you start needing to account
for body stance when using thrusters.
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I was thinking these would be more for clambering around and inside capital
ships, not so much for zero-g combat as you imply. The suits would reach their
targets in projectile pods (ala Heinlein) or use “point-n-shoot” thrusters
attached centrally to their torsos to jump distances (ibid).
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P.S. Can you imagine a tank in space? snicker
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No, I think the B5 Starfuries are pretty much the optimum platform to start
from (as evidenced by the fact that NASA did actually approach JMS about
using his design as a starting point for a real orbital vehicle of some
sort).
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I intended to say that it would be pretty funny to see one of todays tanks
zooming around in space taking fire from warships.
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Besides, if tank treads are useless in outer space, what’s so great
about having legs? Ender pretty much proved that they’re most useful when
used as shielding for the more important parts of the body.
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Point taken.
-Joseph
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