The Expanse does remind me of The Wire a bit as the first half of the first season is tough to sit through, but it is worth doing so.

In chapter 41, when Alex and Naomi are waiting in front of the Freehold gate, Naomi's PoV mentions that the gate is stationary relative to the Freehold sun, and that the Roci needs to do a gentle burn to balance out its pull.

I was wondering just how gentle. If we assume that the Freehold sun is about one solar mass, that the gate is a similar distance as the Sol gate (approx. 21 AU), and that the Roci's mass is the TV show's official value of 4,770 metric tons, the Roci's Epstein drive would have to impart a measly 64 Newtons. In other words, you could strap yourself to the gate and hold the Roci in place with about the same force as carrying a grocery bag. Surprising that the Epstein drive can even run that low