I asked why space was able to expand faster than the speed of light during inflation, but not afterwards. The response isn't very good:
"During inflation, the universe was expanding exponentially, which means that the rate of expansion was increasing with time. This meant that the speed of light was not a limiting factor, and space was able to expand faster than the speed of light. After inflation, the rate of expansion decreased, and the speed of light became the limiting factor, so space could no longer expand faster than the speed of light."
"During inflation, the universe was expanding exponentially, which means that the rate of expansion was increasing with time. This meant that the speed of light was not a limiting factor, and space was able to expand faster than the speed of light. After inflation, the rate of expansion decreased, and the speed of light became the limiting factor, so space could no longer expand faster than the speed of light."