The Science of The Expanse

#theexpanse #lore #science The Expanse is one of the seminal sci-fi 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 sci-fi shows of all time. But just how much does this hold up to scrutiny? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF5F2zbc6NhJVyEiZGNyePQ/join Watch my video about the science of Star Trek's phasers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0unFPbKrks Watch my video about the science of Star Wars' lightsabers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5a7lHh9EpI More on the Epstein Drive: https://toughsf.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-expanses-epstein-drive.html More on ion thrusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster#Gridded_electrostatic_ion_thrusters More on the tokamak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak More on railguns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro-Magnetic_Laboratory_Rail_Gun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun#Naval_Surface_Warfare_Center_Dahlgren_Division More on terraforming Mars: https://www.space.com/24386-mars-could-support-life-opportunity-rover.html https://www.seti.org/mars-may-have-been-habitable-longer-thought Written, directed, & edited by OrangeRiver Cinematography by PhobiaSoft https://www.youtube.com/phobiasoft Additional photography by OrangeRiver - Music in this video - Holfix: https://www.youtube.com/holfix Kevin MacLeod: https://www.incompetech.com Sam Kužel: https://www.youtube.com/samkuzel Additional music by Ian Post, Itai Argaman, & Michael Vignola Courtesy https://www.artlist.io - Support - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/orangeriver PayPal: https://paypal.me/tjpilkinton Official website: https://www.orangeriverproductions.com Merch store: https://orange-river-merch.myspreadshop.com - Social media - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orangerivernw Twitter: https://twitter.com/orangerivernw Instagram: https://instagram.com/orangerivernw Discord: https://discord.gg/aNYcmJFqzY And don't forget to subscribe! - 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