One of the best in terms of realistic space physics.
I can’t stand how they always show spaceships flying directly towards things. It’s like, that’s not where you would be burning to get there, and if you’re getting close you would be pointing the other way and burning retrograde, or else the Millenium Falcon is just going to crash straight into Yavin IV. The other one is stuff “falling out of orbit”, which makes little sense. If your orbit brings you into the atmosphere there’s not much you can do but ride through it and hope you don’t lose too much speed to not come out of it again.
The one exception is the moon. It just so happens that if you’re in low Earth orbit you burn as the moon rises in front of you, then your apoapse will stretch out to the moon for an intercept with it further along its path.
aubertlone@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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I cannot recommend The Expanse show any more strongly. There’s a lot of care put into the physics, world building, and characters. The whole show really is a grand ride.
I would say try watching an episode or two. But in reality a lot of the first two episodes are setup. They’re amazing, but you’re still being introduced to the world. By the end of episode 4, I promise you’ll be hooked.