Episode 1, "Dulcinea," is named after Dulcinea del Toboso, Don Quixote's imaginary love and muse.

It's appropriate that Mars is a military force, as the planet itself is named after the Roman god of war.

You may recognize Florence Faivre from her appearances on Alpha House, The Following and How to Make It in America.

Due to living in low-gravity conditions, 'Belters' have fragile bones and long, spindly limbs and fingers.

You may recognize Steven Strait from his appearances in Sky High (2005), The Covenant (2006), 10,000 BC (2008), Stop-Loss (2008), Magic City (2013) and Revenge (2014).

Naomi's hand-flip signaling disgust is one of many Belter gestures, left over from the days of space suits with poor comms.

You may recognize Cas Anvar from his role as Xerxes on Syfy's Olympus.

The very first scene on the first day of filming The Expanse was the Canterbury's Executive Officer or XO (played by Jonathan Banks) descending into madness. Director Terry McDonough had previously worked with Banks on Breaking Bad.

You may recognize Joe Pingue from his role as underground gym owner Ferraro on Syfy's Lost Girl.

The Scopuli were the rocks on which the Sirens of Greek mythology sat and sang to sailors. It's also the name of the ship in which we might find our missing Julie Mao!

You may recognize Kristen Hager from her role as Nora Sergeant on Syfy's Being Human.

The character of Chrisjen Avasarala (played by Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo) didn't appear in the books until the second novel, Caliban's War.

A "flip and burn" procedure requires the crew to be injected with 'the juice' - a drug cocktail that keeps them conscious at high-G, when a human body weighs over 500 kilos. It's a nasty and painful process.

You may recognize Dominique Tipper from her roles in Fast Girls (2012), Vampire Academy (2014) and Montana (2014).

When Ade uses the term "flying tea-kettle" she means that the Knight shuttle lacks an Epstein drive (which allows for fast, long distance travel) and therefore runs on steam propulsion.

You may recognize Athena Karkanis from her role as Nadia on Syfy's Lost Girl.

You may recognize Wes Chatham from his role as Castor in the two-part The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (2014-15) and as Sam McBride in The Unit.

The writer of The Expanse novels, James S.A. Corey, is actually the collective pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

Miller may not have any kids, but Thomas Jane has a daughter: Harlow Olivia Calliope, born on February 20, 2003.

You may recognize Julian Richings from his recurring role as Death on Supernatural and character roles in films such as Cube (1997), Urban Legend (1998), Wrong Turn (2003), Survival of the Dead (2009) and Man of Steel (2013).