#theexpanse #lore #science

The Expanse is one of the seminal scifi shows of the past decade. Set centuries in the future when humans have colonized the solar system, it's been called one of the most scientifically accurate scifi shows of all time. But just how much does this hold up to scrutiny?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:13 Background
06:46 Propulsion
14:12 Crash Couches & Accelerating Drugs
17:15 The Nauvoo
22:16 Railguns, Missiles, & PDCs
28:19 Stealth Tech
29:42 Goliath Armor
32:59 Mars Terraforming Project
38:03 Belt Colonization
40:52 Asteroid Mining
42:33 Recycling
46:33 Computers
50:40 Protomolecule
54:52 Outro