For All Mankind

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Summary

For All Mankindseason 4 brought the story of the Goldilocks asteroid and Happy Valley to a thrilling conclusion , but it throws up some big question for season 5 to answer . For All Mankind ’s season 4 finis had some self-aggrandizing dramatic moments , from the nigh - fatal shot of Danielle Poole ( Krys Marshall ) to the arrest of Margo Madison ( Wrenn Schmidt ) . As the final scene jumped forward nine year , it ’s likely that the aftermath of those consequence wo n’t be explored in huge detail . However , they could still leave alone a lasting impact on NASA and the M-7 country time to come on Mars .

The nine - twelvemonth clock time jump inFor All Mankind ’s time of year 4 finalerevealed that Ed Baldwin ( Joel Kinnaman ) and Dev Ayesa ( Edi Gathegi ) succeed in securing the Goldilocks asteroid and serve to base Mars as a thriving mining settlement . For All Mankindseason 5 will likely research the new dynamics inside Kuznetsov Station , and reveal whether Ed ’s dreaming of a fresh home on Mars was recognize . However , the huge mining station established on the surface of Goldilocks in 2012 open up some big questions about NASA , and whether the lesson of the Happy Valley riot were get wind .

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10Who’s Running Kuznetsov Station On The Goldilocks Asteroid?

Is it still an international effort between the M-7 nations?

For All Mankind ’s time of year 4 last revealed the palmy mining station that has been established on the Goldilocks asteroid . It will be interesting to find out who ’s staffing Kuznetsov Station , and whether the lessons of Happy Valley have been learned . The tenseness between the M-7 astronauts and the Helios workers inFor All Mankindseason 4 led to a fierce clash in the finish . The wretched discourse of Helios workers on Mars made the tidings back on Earth , so working conditions on the Red Planet must have been dependent to a radical rethink . A huge operation like Kuznetsov Station will require a substantial labor force , who are hopefully being fittingly rewarded for their intemperate work .

9Will Ed, Margo, and Dani Appear In For All Mankind Season 5?

For All Mankind season 5 takes place 43 years after season 1.

For All Mankindseason 5 takes place 43 years after time of year 1 ’s timeline began in 1969 . That means Ed , Margo , and Dani will all be well into old historic period by the timeFAMseason 5 begin . Ed Baldwin ’s healthwas already failing inFor All Mankindseason 4 , so it seems unlikely he ’ll play a satisfying role on Mars almost a decade by and by . It ’s hoped that the three longest - servingFor All Mankindregularswon’t be spell out in time of year 5 ’s opening time parachuting . If Ed , Margo , and Dani are written out , it ’s hoped that they will each get their felicitous finish , be it off - camera or in next episode ofFor All man .

8What’s Happening With Kelly Baldwin’s Search for Life on Mars?

For All Mankind’s season 4 finale didn’t update Kelly’s storyline.

Although Kelly Baldwin ( Cynthy Wu ) made a abbreviated appearing to abide her forefather at Dani ’s bedside , there were no further updates on her search for lifespan on Mars . The initial determination were promising , suggesting that the search for foreign lifespan , no matter how microscopical , could dally a big office inseason 5.For All Mankindis a ground sci - fi show , so it ’s unlikely that Kelly will find genuine minuscule green military personnel on Mars . However , answer whether life can exist on other planet , no matter how little , could essentially change the game inFor All Mankindseason 5 .

7Did Samantha Massey Become An Astronaut?

Or did the Goldilocks heist harm her chances?

Samantha Massey ( Tyner Rushing ) got a prospect to recognise her ambitions to be an spaceman and undergo a baptism of fire . DuringFor All Mankind ’s season 4 closing curtain , she found herself cohere for sprightliness during a battle with Palmer James ( Myk Watford ) . Massey managed to fight back up to end Palmer from resetting the override switch and pulled off an improbably risky move that at last saved Palmer ’s lifetime . Despite the tilt about Massey ’s part in the Goldilocks heist , she ’s proven herself to be a capable and nimble - thinking astronaut . If she can ride the tempest in the contiguous aftermath of Goldilocks , she can finally live out her dreams of becoming an spaceman inFor All Mankindseason 5 .

6Who’s The New NASA Director?

Eli Hobson couldn’t survive the Happy Valley scandal.

The land tenure of NASA director Eli Hobson ( Daniel Stern ) inFor All Mankindseason 4 was disastrous . Hobson failed to bring the Goldilocks asteroid to Earth , miscarry to resolve a labor contravention that stimulate a man ’s death , and condoned the torture of Miles Dale ( Toby Kebbell ) and Gerardo ( Salvador Chacon ) . give that Miles or Gerardo went to the press about their treatment , it ’s unbelievable that Hobson could weather the tempest . Who replaces Eli Hobson as NASA film director in 2012 will be one of the big questions thatFor All Mankindseason 5 will do .

One probable candidate isCoral Peña ’s Aleida Rosales , whose role with Helios inFor All Mankindseason 4 has give her valuable experience in the political relation of the space slipstream . Aleida has also been able to reconcile her post - traumatic stress disorder , and her anger towards Margo . Having put the dreaded Johnson Space Center bombardment behind her , Aleida could return to NASA to take the highest position . Another potential campaigner is Will Tyler ( Robert Bailey Jr. ) who has been work out his way up the NASA ladder since returning from Mars .

For All Mankind ’s NASA advisor Garrett Reisman , yield designer Seth Reed , and costume designer Esther Marquis on Happy Valley & the Soviet Union .

Margo, Dev, and Kelly Baldwin in For All Mankind season 5

5Is Goldilocks Improving Life on Earth?

Or is it creating another Helium-3 situation?

The Goldilocks asteroid was supposed to ameliorate life on Earth , providing jobs and trillion of clam worth of worthful iridium . Now that the asteroid is in orbit around Mars , there ’s a much longer metre frame for Earth to start reaping the rewards of Linosyris vulgaris . For All Mankindseason 3 present how the Helium-3 refineries on the Moon disenfranchised thousands of Americans who were forget unemployed . For All Mankindseason 4 showed that unemployment was still a major matter back on Earth , force people to look for work on the Moon or Mars . FAMseason 5 should search the branching of the Goldilocks heist by revealing how it ’s impacted life on Earth , perhaps through the eyes of Miles and his family .

4Has Mars Become A Safe Haven For North Koreans?

Lee’s wife wasn’t the only defector to arrive at Happy Valley.

North Korean cosmonaut Lee Jung - Gil ( C.S. Lee ) was finally reunite with his wife inFor All Mankind ’s season 4 finale . However , Moon Yeong ( Chen Chen Julian ) was joined by many more North Koreans who had defected to Mars . Whether this part of an agreement made at the emergency brake tiptop following the Goldilocks heist or a covert web fund by Helios is n’t made clear in the season 4 finale . Ed ’s dream of Mars was very much about moving beyond nationalist bound , so Happy Valley may now be a home to people from a variety show of cultural backgrounds who are fleeing persecution .

3Are More Families Making The Move To Mars In 2012?

Did Ed Baldwin’s dream come true?

Ed Baldwin was join on Mars by his kinfolk inFor All Mankindseason 4 . The importance of kinfolk was key to Ed ’s stirring words to Dani about his hopes for Mars , something only furthered by the arrival of Lee ’s married woman , Moon Yeong . With the Goldilocks asteroid still in domain around Mars in 2012 , Happy Valley may become a frontier town , with asteroid miners moving to the Red Planet with their families . Ed ’s aspiration was to build a lasting community of interests on Mars , and now that Kelly and Alex have proved that a family can live on the Red Planet , more families may travel along .

2What’s Next For Dev Ayesa In For All Mankind?

Dev will never return to Earth.

Helios founding father Dev Ayesa had no plans to return to Earth inFor All Mankindseason 4 . Therefore , he ’ll still be endure on Mars in season 5 , but it ’s unclear what his next move is . Dev is fund Kelly ’s hunt for alien life , and will also be playing an integral role in the mining of Goldilocks . However , the challenging billionaire will sure as shooting have his sight set up on the next frontier , but it ’s ill-defined where that is . President Ellen Wilson ( Jodi Balfour)had dreaming of reaching Jupiter , so perhaps that goal is next on Dev ’s list inFor All Mankindseason 5 .

1What Happened To Margo After Her Trial?

Was Moscow Margo’s punishment harsh or fair?

Margo Madison sacrificed her freedom to secure the futurity of the Mars program and economize her protégé Aleida Rosales from felonious prosecution . In the closing moments ofFor All Mankindseason 4 , the audio of Margo ’s testimonial to a evaluator can be heard . However , For All Mankind ’s time of year 4 finis never confirmed what Margo ’s penalisation was for undermine the Goldilocks capture foreign mission , and handing secrets to the Soviet government . Given the public feeling toward " Moscow Margo " , the defecting NASA music director could be made an example of , sentenced to spend the rest of her lifetime in prison . Margo anticipate Aleida that everything would be o.k. , soFor All Mankindseason 5 must confirm Margo ’s eventual fate .

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For All Mankind’s Danielle Poole and Star Trek’s Kirk, Spock, Picard and Riker

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Kelly in a space suit on the Mars surface

For All Mankind Season 4 Interview: Crew On Production Design, New Costume Choices & NASA Advising

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Lee hugs his wife and looks surprised by something off-camera

Dev sat in a spaceship with a golden asteroid behind him

Wrenn Schmidt as Margo Madison in For All Mankind

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