Early in the show, they refer to "Commander" Markov; later in the show they refer to him as "Captain" Markov, and later in the show "Commander" Markov again. (The IMDB cast list lists him as "Captain" Markov as well.) Commander is a Navy O-5 rank; Captain is O-6.
When Dr. Foster and Eli are interviewing Captain Markov he says that he was at a cruising altitude of "ten thousand five", but later when the tape of the interview is played, Captain Markov is seen stating he was flying at "ten thousand five hundred".
The NASA official states Markov checks out fine, but when he was interviewed he had a cast on his leg.
When they announce a locker search at the magnet school, someone mentions that it violates their fourth amendment rights to privacy, when in actuality, Supreme Court case New Jersey vs. T.L.O. decided that students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school, and therefore, locker checks are not a violation of fourth amendment rights.
NASA did not invent Tang, nor did they fund the research that led to its invention.
The NASA official states Markov ejected just before he dove the plane into the ground. It is impossible for a pilot to dive an airplane (or control it in any way) after he/she ejects. After ejection the pilot is no longer in the plane.
The wreckage seen is not consistent with the X-48.
The pilot cannot eject from the X-48 because he is not in the airplane. The Boeing X-48 is an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for investigation into the characteristics of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft, a type of flying wing designed by Boeing in 2007.
The NASA official states the pilot dove the airplane into the ground. When we see the wreckage of the X-48 the nose and cockpit of the airplane are still largely intact with most of plane aft of the cockpit obliterated. If the airplane dove into the ground this would be reversed, with the forward parts of the plane obliterated with only the tail section intact, if anything. The condition of the wreckage is more consistent with an airplane destroyed by fire while on the ground.
Loker refers to an antidepressant that Captain Markov may have been taking. He calls it "Venlaxafine," but the medication is actually called "Venlafaxine," the generic name for Effexor.