I can't think of any interplanetary space probe that's been damaged by "detritus". Given the relative speeds involved, time in space is more likely to lead to damage than any normal increase in speed; rather that would lower the chances of damage. Plus, their warships are built to survive being shot through with bullets, minus a few key points.I find the spaceflight aspect of the show to be believable. I haven't attempted to do the calculations involved with the speeds you achieve doing a 1g burn all of the time but I can easily imagine that they get you moving pretty quickly. What I do find hard to believe is that they don't get shredded from whatever interplanetary detritus must exist even in empty space.
Yes in the last BSG there was a scene where they showed the mechanical FTL drive spooling up. It was mounted along the spine of Galactica and reciprocated like a huge piston engine but I can't seem to locate a clip of it in action but I did find these. Look at where the piston enters into the cap at the end of its track as it mimics the valves on an internal combustion engine.What mechanical FTL drive?
Do you have a scene in mind from BSG? I can't remember, having watched it long ago.
You might find this interesting.I find the spaceflight aspect of the show to be believable. I haven't attempted to do the calculations involved with the speeds you achieve doing a 1g burn all of the time but I can easily imagine that they get you moving pretty quickly. What I do find hard to believe is that they don't get shredded from whatever interplanetary detritus must exist even in empty space.
Things are about to get buck wild and the writer said they are about to have a red wedding not to mention how they explained the blood plastered all over the ship. I hate that Cotyar was killed off as he was one of my favorite characters.
Not terrestrial, but rather extra-terrestrial.So they mentioned that the protomolecule was the first terrestrial life they found?
Not terrestrial, but rather extra-terrestrial.
The whole story of The Expanse is within our solar system. Nothing as of yet, has transpired, or been observed, or mentioned, as coming from outside of our solar system, except this molecule.
Edit: The molecule isn't really even a life form, I don't think. It seems to be like some kind of infecting dna or set of instructions to alter existing life.
There's zero mention of fossil/microbial hunts/finds. The show isn't rooted or based on looking for anything like that.
It's a political showdown (not too different that what it's like between various countries today) between different government bodies that turns to finger pointing. All the while the suspense builds, certain characters in the show are becoming increasingly more aware of what's really going on between the government bodies (and a "fortune 500 company")... and then there's this "alien" component that comes into play they call the proto-molecule.
Kinda reminds me of a Reagan speech. I half suspect by the end of the show, the human race will have reunited with each other (putting their differences to the side) to fight a common enemy, but we'll see.
Just curious if they might have mentioned that somewhere, would of been a momentous occasion to admit life had existed in the solar system. Just for some background fill. Of course I would love to see coreys ideas on how the solar systems was settled.
Btw, did I miss any bits on Belter physiology? Disclaimer, haven't read the books. Uncle Matteo the Rock Hopper opening his helmet in the vacuum of space to clear something away from his face, why does it feel like I'm the only one who saw that? I asked a few people the other day and they're just like 'Well Belters have adapted.'
Getting spaced still kills Belters though, so it must be just a minor resistance to extreme temps and a vacuum?
No you weren't alone and I thought that scene was pretty cool when his helmet mic fell down with a short and he opened up his helmet to clear it. As for the temps they vary greatly depending on whether or not you are in direct sunlight and NASA temperature measurements throughout the solar system show daytime temps in the 70º range around the outer planets when in direct sunlight. When Uncle Matteo exhaled you could see his breath but it wasn't so cold that it crystallized so he was good.Btw, did I miss any bits on Belter physiology? Disclaimer, haven't read the books. Uncle Matteo the Rock Hopper opening his helmet in the vacuum of space to clear something away from his face, why does it feel like I'm the only one who saw that? I asked a few people the other day and they're just like 'Well Belters have adapted.'
Getting spaced still kills Belters though, so it must be just a minor resistance to extreme temps and a vacuum?
No you weren't alone and I thought that scene was pretty cool when his helmet mic fell down with a short and he opened up his helmet to clear it. As for the temps they vary greatly depending on whether or not you are in direct sunlight and NASA temperature measurements throughout the solar system show daytime temps in the 70º range around the outer planets when in direct sunlight. When Uncle Matteo exhaled you could see his breath but it wasn't so cold that it crystallized so he was good.
I curious to see her character's role in the upcoming episodes.Am I the only one who can't stand Elizabeth Mitchell?