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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Joseph Sibilia-Young wrote:
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To offer a different POV, I believe that power armor should be used in space
as an asset to ship-to-ship combat operations as commandos or raiders It
could also be used in a repair role where dexterity is needed but the area is
too dangerous for a man in space suit. In this application the problems of
dust and lack of power are nullified.
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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. I could maybe see the idea of using humanoid
load-lifter suits for NASA-type operations (since they’ve only ever been
concerned with meeting military specs when forced to by idiots who have the
ability to kill their funding).
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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). 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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