I slammed down my monies to get this expansion (and the other) so fast I may have doppler shifted. The bonus character creation options are AWESOME already and I'm going to retcon adding a few to my existing crewmembers and hey, I just had an opening in my crew!
It crossreferences the original by page number which is terrific as well! There's an enormous variety of expedition types (arctic, grasslands, urban, etc)
Also PETS?!?! When is the weekend so I can dive in to play!
Seriously, if you've never tried this base game, you're missing out. It's so well-thought-out and rich, esp with the now THREE expansions it's so great to play. I play more narratively so I SOMETIMES skip a few rolls (i don't pay attention to food as much as I should I'm so sorry author!!) but I've created a little four person crew that I've created a whole silly space opera from. It really is one of my favorite games, and is explained so clearly and step by step with beautiful graphics (as is this expansion).