Mission Control told them that it was up to them, and they eventually decided to go for it. (Image credit: Courtesy of Apple) To find out what happens next with Pathfinder - and how the Baldwins move forward . Sedge, Ed, and Molly got ready for takeoff, putting on their spacesuits. She tells him that he does not like living in the gray, which Ed does not understand. Ed said that she could do that, but said that she should pack her bags an never come back. Instead, he functions as a nebulous stand-in for all the astronauts in that time period. As he left his house, he decided to use his corvette he had in the garage. He tells his son he is disappointed in him, since he was now 11 years old and wanted to know when he would grow up. After the mission, Edward runs his mouth to a reporter about how the space program's director, Wernher von Braun (Colm Feore) is holding them back, and he's banned from flying. Ed mentioned they could find more about it on Apollo 15. At the base, Gordo apologized, but was told it was fine. Karen prepares breakfast and is joined by Ed, who reads over a paper she wants him to sign. They reached the end of the line, but Molly was only able to find basalt. Nationality Deke berated Ed for what he said to the press. However, Bradford reminds him that he was emotionally vulnerable at the time. At the barbecue, Ed is called by Neil. If you pause and look at Ed Baldwin's astronaut assignment board, you also see a lot of familiar NASA faces mixed in with newer astronaut candidates: for example, Apollo-era astronauts such as Ron Evans, Paul Weitz, Alan Shepard, and Jim Irwin are on the board, among a few others. taking NASA astronaut chief Ed Baldwin to task in an early episode failing to place a Black astronaut in command of a mission after more than a decade of . After he loses, he goes to Ed who is manning the bar. He asked about Shane, who Karen told him was missing his father. Danielle asked if they had ever seen a shrink when applying to the program, and Ed told her they needed to see about five, which was more than the women had to. They suddenly heard Ed radio to them and Ellen responded, saying they were there to rescue him. In reality, the astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Eugene A. Cernan, and John W. Young were a part of the original mission. Everybody likes the idea of that, and Thomas asks Ed to choose a crew. Gordo took a walk in the meantime and saw nothing in the distance. So, the dude lived through the Depression as a child, flew in combat, got shot down, spent a week behind enemy lines, then trained as an astronaut, spent what, almost a year completely alone on the moon, moved to a desk, very selfishly put himself and his best friend back in space, where he flew in combat again and has aged another ~10 years. Yvonne (ex-wife)Karen Baldwin (ex-wife )Shane Baldwin (son )Kelly Baldwin (adopted daughter) Joel Kinnaman as NASA astronaut Ed Baldwin in "For All Mankind" on Apple TV+. Gordo mentions it wasn't true that the spacecraft was too heavy and had too little fuel, but it was not on their mission plan, and leaves to the toilet. He makes it to the meeting room, where he immediately grabs a cup of coffee. Molly and Ed looked down and said it was very steep, meaning they could go down, but they did not know if they would be able to go back up. Later, Ed wakes up and heads into the bathroom. Deke Slayton, the astronaut Office Head, Mission Control Chief Gene Kranz, and NASA Administrator Thomas O. Paine are also featured in their respective capacities. When Ed joins them, he salutes Ed, who tells him to stand down. He told Ed of problems with his child, but Ed made fun of him for simply following orders. Ed makes it to NASA and looks at his board and eyes his Pathfinder model with a smile. The phone rings and Kelly picks up, and is told that Ed was fine. For All Mankind changes this historical fact and depicts the Soviet astronaut Leonov as the first man on the moon. He is wearing his Naval Astronaut Warfare InsigniaW, along with the Joint Meritorious Unit AwardW, Meritorious Service MedalW with Gold Star, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation MedalW with Gold Star, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement MedalW, Navy E RibbonW, National Defense Service MedalWwith Bronze Star, Vietnam Service MedalW with Two Bronze Stars, Sea Service RibbonWwith Three Bronze Stars, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm and Frame Unit CitationW, Republic of Vietnam Campaign MedalW with Device (1960 ), along with his Gold NASA astronaut pinW. It is also pertinent to note that when off duty, Baldwin and Stevens spend their time in Houstons Outpost Tavern, a real-life astronauts hangout that was active during the 1960s. He also mentioned Nixon was all hands on deck for the military base. Ed soon asked her how Shane's game had gone and she told him that it had been good, but when Ed started asking more questions, she started having a hard time answering. Neil told Ed about the different risks and decisions he had to take when landing Apollo 11. If you are wondering whether Ed dies, leading to the exit of actor Joel Kinnaman from For All Mankind, weve got you covered! It could have been meant to be "June 29" instead of July, however that would be a Sunday. However, there was a worry concerning whether or not they would have enough thrust to back into lunar orbit, but he also mentioned taking risks was part of being a test pilot and during planning he had pushed for a Moon landing with Apollo 10, but was overruled by von Braun. Ed Later, Ed wakes up and goes to work, meeting up with Deke Slayton whom he asks when he can fly again. Her transmission was cutting out, but managed to tell Ed she would be slowing down, as she was now heading into the dark. They shook hands, and said goodbye. Ed asks what that was supposed to mean, since what had happened to Danielle's arm was not her fault; Ellen agrees with Ed and Margo does as well. Personal Information Weisner told him to leave it since they did not want any international conflict on the Moon, but Ed disagrees since it was their territory. After the conversation with Houston, it appears that their "Hi Bob" tape was fixed, but the tape is ruined after a while. I am willing to overlook it to see Joel Kinnaman in space. Ellen removed her chord and jumped, successfully attaching it to the tank and barely able to hold on to it. After a big fight, the Baldwin family hugged. Margo Madison was inspired by a photo of Margaret Hamilton, one of the programmers for NASAs Apollo Guidance Computer, which developed the on-board flight software for the Apollo mission. Gordo said that he could not imagine what Danielle was going through. At the meeting, Deke Slayton mentions Apollo 11 is scheduled to fly in 2.5 weeks, and Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins would continue to train as had been planned. It's always there. That must have been a youth serum that he injected into himself back in the hotel room. She tells him that the program could change the way people saw the world, but he told her that he had to get to a meeting. He tells Shane he wrote his name on the Moons surface, which would now remain there for many years. However, Deke mentions they do not even have a site, which angers Thomas, telling him to "just pick one." When Kelly told Ed she wanted to go to Annapolis, he got furious instantly. Kelly asks Ed what was going on, but Ed said that he did not know and had suddenly reacted and knew that he should be proud, but had gotten an overwhelming feeling that he was going to lose her as in her dying, like Shane. Karen does not pay much attention to Ed, though and simply cooks until she interrupts Kelly to tell her that Ed could not promise them that he would be okay since it was unrealistic, which Ed says is right. His joke made them all laugh. Margo asked Ed what the last headcount was on Jamestown, and he mentioned that ten minutes ago 14 were in the shelter and three were within visual sight of the base. He picks up and is called by Karen from Outpost, since Gordo was drunk and making everyone uncomfortable. Ed and his crew are provided a ground-breaking opportunity when Roscosmos proposes a joint mission to extract water they have discovered under the planets surface. He says that nobody was talking about that, but she tells him that she knew he only gave Gordo the assignment out of pity. Ed talked to Gordo, who was telling him about how he felt empty inside. Ed asked Gary to handle the situation, but he made a mistake, so Ed showed them how to handle it. The three-way competition incorporates traditional players NASA and the Soviet . On the program, Tracy greets the host and tells him that she had returned from being in Rio and Aruba, also stopping at Vegas before returning. Later, they both got on a rover in which Ed explained that once she figured out how to use it, they would move onto the 1/6th G-rig which would better simulate its movements on the Moon. "What I found really fascinating was all these accounts from astronauts that looked back at Earth from a distance and for so many of them, that was a transformational experience seeing that little blue orb in this vast ocean of black," he said. Ed acknowledges that, but tells them they needed to make sure Sea Dragon could reach the Moon, escorting it to Jamestown. He concludes that NASA does not have guts anymore since the Apollo 1 fireW. Gary tells him they are two hours away from the blockade line, which is where they would face Buran. Once they got there, Danielle told Ed that even though they had gone 30km out, they had not seen anything. In the show's alternate history, it's Russia, not the U.S., who is the first country to land on the moon. Santoro stays with Ed and wonders why NASA didn't have the guts to let him land, and Ed starts remembering his mission. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Ed got home and walked in, seeing Karen and their adopted daughter Kelly happy. Ed asks Gordo what was going on, so the latter suggests that perhaps something had been lost in translation. Gordo greets Ed, who tells him he wanted to take a look at the old shuttles before Pathfinder made them obsolete and tells him he is proud of him. For All Mankind is an engaging offering that is situated in the annals of history. After a while. Ed tells her to lock weapons system on target once more, but when she does not do it, he tells her she is relieved of duty. He then watches, frustrated, as the Russians win the space race something he was so close to accomplishing himself. At Outpost, Gordo storms in angry because Ed did not say anything to him about landing Apollo 10, since it was not only his decision and he had not ask him what he had thought. The cosmonaut requested water, which Ed told him he would give him when he told him what the Soviets were building. Karen asks Ed if he thinks that it was his fault, and he says that Shane had been angry at him and he was not on Earth, but Karen tells him that it had been an accident and says that thinking back to that day was just torturing themselves. She also told Ed the accident was not his fault, as Patty knew the risks involved in flying. He says that he cannot leave the past behind because he had left something up on the Moon and felt like he did not exist on Earth and did not know what he was doing. The Apollo 15 crew has dinner in order to get to know each other. He told her to focus on sample bags, which Molly did not like. Joel Kinnaman as Edward Baldwin: An astronaut who seeks redemption after making drunken and disparaging comments about NASA. Since Kelly was worried about her applying essay, Ed told her a bit about his and what she should write about. Gordo says that that had been too much for him and says that maybe his father had always lived in fear. The host asks her if she has a new ring and she tells him that it is a ring Sam Cleveland had given her when they got married in Vegas. At NASA astronauts tell Margo that they had not noticed any abnormalities at the time. One, Two, Three, Four Ed said he was sorry to hear that and told them how the plan would go. Gordo mentioned they might have another problem: the distance that Ed would be flying was pushing the LSAM's range. Is Buzz Aldrin still alive in 2021? Ed is visited by Thomas Paine, who tells him that the president had some concerns about Pathfinder, and Ed tells him that he does not need his approval since he only works with crew members. Karen wakes up at night to a phone call. The engineers Larry Wilson and Coop started talking, and Sedge asked what was going on. Weisner mentions that they would talk to the president and orders him to do nothing. Gary asks him if he is okay, but Ed tells him to get back to work. Kinnaman told Men's Journal in the aforementioned interview. They are told that Pathfinder's missiles were primarily for self-defense, which makes Sally question if they would be used for offensive purposes, but Margo tells them that that is not the mission plan. He tells them that Danielle would be joining the crew of STS-83 Romeo. Ed received them and Mikhail told him that he would require the Soviet's help since he did not have enough time. She celebrated not having to wear a bra in space since there would be no gravity, but Sedge asked her to please wear it on behalf of their marriages. (In real life, Apollo 10 was flown by commander Thomas P. Stafford, command module pilot John W. Young, and lunar module pilot Eugene A. Cernan, none of whom appear as characters in the show). As For All Mankind season 3 fixates on humanity's race to land on Mars, Karen finds herself at the forefront of the series' narrative. In the meantime, Danielle was unsure about leaving her car; she read a passage from the Bible, but still did not get out. He told her to just keep her eyes on the road, to which she responded that she had learned that in driver's ed. However, Ed told him that he knew they only had one rover and walked away. Just when it seems like Ed will perish, he and Danny hide inside a rover and save themselves from the storm. Not totally implausible, pilots were often quite young. 60 days after the explosion of Apollo 23, Ed, Danielle, and Gordo were still on the Moon conducting experiments, while receiving supplies via unmanned Titan rockets while they waited for NASAs board of inquiry to identify the cause of the desaster. What Ed does not agree with is changing the culture of test flights just because men died since they all know the risk they are taking when they take test flights. The Soviet tells him he was not looking for anything there, and Ed asks him what the device was he had left there since it was his territory. Margo asked Ed if he remembered why they had laid it out that way to start with, but Ed reminded her he was the commander of the mission. As soon as Danielle got to them, they all said "Hi Bob" to each other. He tells her to lock weapons system on their target, but Sally says that there must be another way. Uken asks Ed when he is going back up, and Ed mentions it is unclear, so he had thought of rejoining the navy. Margo told everyone to focus and was handed a paper which prompted her to tell Danielle to call Ed so they could send him the fueling procedures. When he gets home, as they fold clothes, Karen tells him she can not handle him going back to the navy and getting calls that his plane had been shot down. When the Soviets landed on the Moon first, Baldwin and Gordo Stevens began facing criticism for not doing so. Pathfinder was briefed about the situation in Jamestown. He radioed Houston and began the launch sequenced helped by Gordo, Danielle and Margo. Joel Kinnaman Shane asks Karen why everything is about her, and Karen tells him that she is the first woman astronaut, but Shane reminds him that Ed is her boss. No, Ed Baldwin was not a real astronaut. He mentions that he had promised himself never to let that happen again, always being there for Karen and Kelly to protect them. Ed told him that he had it under control, but Mikhail told him that he was not in Korea anymore and told him that they had no choice but to trust each other, asking him to let him help. The series depicts the actual happenings of a private training program named Mercury 13, where a group of women underwent the tests for space flight in the 1950s. Nixon told her he was very proud of what she had done for the country and for women everywhere, and wished her a safe journey home. Later, because of a political problem with Wernher von Braun, he was asked to testify in front of a committee. When asked what he would have said, he mentions "I'm Gordo Stevens and I come in peace. After a while, he grabs a box and brings it down. First, Ed shows them Pathfinder and tells them that it would help them reach Mars faster. The treatment of Ed specifically is one of those places the show deviates so badly from any kind of plausible alternate history. As Gordo and Ed flew, Ed showed Gordo a few tricks, but Gordo told him that he had seen it coming. Gene Kranz gives a conference to Ed, Gordo, Margo, Thomas, Deke, and others, saying that a man had been buried on the Moon, which the Soviets were keeping quiet. Karen tells him that she remembers when he wanted to join the navy, also mentioning that both of them ended up in the navy, with Shane wanting to be in the navy as well. However, Ed and Bradford agree that if they sent marines to the Moon, it would be possible. Since he is in Service Dress Blue, he should not be wearing his Gold NASA astronaut pin. Ed asks Gordo to explain what he was doing back at the base, and Gordo mentions that he was fed up being locked in with the food he hated, and said that he did not sign up for what they were going through. They have nuclear fission in this timeline. Thomas tells him that the White House wanted it to be a unanimous decision, but Ed realizes that all they wanted was for the press not to say that they had decided to do a little saber-rattling over the objections people at JSC had. i was thinking test since he still works out. 1x01, Shane Baldwin (son )Kelly Baldwin (adopted daughter). As of 1983, Ed has been promoted to the rank of Admiral in the US Navy and is Chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA for over 8 years. Deke tells him that Gordo is out, since the crew member replacing Gordo would be one of the female astronauts. Regarding the alternate history of the series, he told Variety, My little brother literally took his very first steps that night, walked across the floor for the very first time at the same time Armstrong walked on the Moon, it changed my life, they were broadcasting the Apollo missions during the day, and at night I would want to watch anything with a space ship on TV, and that led me to Lost in Space and eventually to Star Trek and now this For All Mankind.'. Molly argued that landing at Shackleton would be half-baked and last minute, which Ed compared to her training. Gordo played a video game, but was told by Ed that he would never win. Ed tries to break the silence between him and Karen by saying he wanted to watch a movie, but she spoils it for him and leaves him to eat dinner alone. Ed tells her that Gordo would not leave his flight, but says that if she wanted out of hers, to just say the word, but she should not expect new assignments soon while he was in office. Later, at the graves of Gordo and Tracy, Ed cries and leaves a deck of cards on top of Gordo's. However, when Thomas nods at him, Ed apologizes and mentions he has done enough damage. Gordo was yelled at by Ed and Danielle after going out on an unauthorized walk. They walk across the Moon's surface and mention taking some pictures, but Gordo mentions he would never do that since no photo could ever really capture what they were seeing. Ed also mentions that even at 8 kilometers an hour, accidents can happen quickly and the Moon's terrain would be very irregular. They get ready to go to bed, and Ed lets Mission Control know. Sally asks why they would attack Jamestown, but they do not know. Molly tells him she is not worried and tells them she had been flying longer than both of them, mentioning she had gotten into Mercury 13 before Ed got into the Gemini ProgramW. This week has been all about the launch of Disney's new streaming service . After some time, Ed goes to DC with Karen. She mentioned she was under stress whenever the phone rang. Tracy goes to Ed's office and tells him that being on the Moon with Gordo was complete bullshit since she did not want people to think of them as the space couple. Molly asks him if he was okay with someone taking "his baby," the Pathfinder to space, and he says that he had had all the time he needed up in space. She gets angry, but says that she would not leave her flight. Gordo thanks him and tells him he is ready; when his helmet is placed on his head, he smiles at Ed and the two shake hands before his launch. Edward "Ed" Baldwin and Karen Baldwin are a couple introduced in the first season of 'For All Mankind.' Ed is a capable astronaut who is part of several NASA launches, such as Apollo 10 and Apollo 15. He tells her that he would not be going back up, as he was happy where he was, but she tells him that he obviously was not. Gordo says that he takes full responsibility, but Molly asks him when he had ever done such a thing. Margo said that it would never be done, but Thomas told her to relax and to figure something out. As Apollo 11 took off, Aleida Rosales, along with her father Octavio, went to the Mexico - USA border. He tells Gary to take his foot off the golf ball, and asks for the door to be closed when he leaves. The launch begins, and after it successfully lifted off, Ed reassured her that there was nothing to worry about, which did not convince her. This was due to the fact that if they did not do anything, nothing would stop the Russians from taking other sites from them. Ellen, Bradford, Margo, and Thomas congratulated him on his nine years of service as head of the astronaut office. She started hitting when she was thirty meters from the baseline, but did not land a good blow. He leaves dressed up in his suit and makes himself a cereal. After this success, the budgetary allocations for NASA were cut short, and the space race faded shortly after the USA got embroiled in the Vietnam War. Ed's jet caught fire and he was forced to eject. Ed works on painting a small biplane, when he gets a call. He also tells him that Margo was protecting her turf when Ed mentioned they had tested second generation shuttles and was worried that they would put weapons on the shuttle and it would become a military asset. Ed was not thrilled to learn Molly would be replacing Gordo on Apollo 15. Karen told her that it was love at first sight, and Ed agreed. He recognizes that Ed had been through worse things, like Shane's death, but he had found a way to make peace. During training, Molly was hitting a rock, which Ed told her she needed to use her full arm with. He was a pilot in the Korean War, so he was probably born around 1925 or possibly a few years later. Although Kelly tries to comfort her mother Karen is not convinced. Kinnamans character is part of several ongoing storylines which would end on an anti-climactic note if Ed were to die. Deke visited Ed at his house in order to bring him back to NASA on the Apollo 15 mission. Ed yelled at Gordo when he started worrying about losing his mind and being scared. Ed saw a Soviet rover a Soviet cosmonaut coming up from the crator with his cableway. At Kennedy Space Center, a nervous Gordo and his crew prepare for the launch. Ed clarified, telling her she was a pilot, and all pilots had tendencies, like Gordo, to look at an instrument panel, then checks his surroundings like he is in a plane. In real life, Deke Slayton passed away in 1993 due to brain tumor. Skylab has discovered a huge solar flare, so Margo, Ed and Thomas got to Mission Control, where Margo told them that life on Earth was safe, but everything outside of the Earth's atmosphere was in danger. Kelly says that if he does that, she would go to the recruiting office and go to Annapolis as an enlisted sailor. Kelly tells him that she had decided on Annapolis, which surprises him, and he refuses, getting angry and telling Kelly to go to her room. She concludes he would then be returning to the navy and asks him where they would be moving. He tells her to put it down, but she tells him it was not a joke. The men told her it was important because if they did not do it, then the mission would just be a publicity stunt. Karen leaves Tracy flowers. Tracy's turn was first, so she got in, and started flying, while Gordo drove his car. Gene corrected him, telling Thomas Margo was a flight dynamics officer and was making a good point. Gordo mentioned that he was too tired to argue and went to bed. However Ed was thinking about his conversation with Karen. Gordo tells her that there was more to being an astronaut than just going to space, but said she was tired of reminiscing. Sally tells them she could use some air and leaves. He also gave Ed a plaque which recorded the landing of the Moon. Molly told Ed that all she was doing was adjusting the locking harness out of the way, but she was ready. He told them it was sort of like a helicopter, with a few distinctions. Earth was hit by the solar flare, and they lost all forms of communication. Ed arrives and tells them that he had car trouble. Karen says that it does not seem very safe, and asks what would happen if it exploded in the atmosphere, and Ed mentioned that was why the launch was in the middle of nowhere. He commanded the US end of Apollo-Soyuz, while Alexi Leonov commanded the Soviet end. She said she wanted to be the first African-American woman to command a mission since she did not want to be seen as weak. Ed asked Danielle how she was and she said she was okay, but missed Clayton, who had struggled during his last nine years. The Soviet, however, tells him that the Moon belongs to everybody and counters the fact that if it depended on who was there first, then a Soviet man had landed on the Moon first and had even said that the Moon belonged to everybody. Therefore, viewers need not worry about Kinnaman exiting the series just yet. Soon after, Gordo tells Ed he would sleep and wishes Ed a good night. He talks to Shane, who he tells he did something special for that day. After everybody congratulates her, he says that Gordo would join her as well. Danielle screams in pain, saying that she tried to change the battery, and it appeared she had busted her arm. At the end of the meeting, Thomas asked Deke how "Nixon's women" were doing, specifically Tracy. He's going for that John Boone achievement of being the oldest martian. As Ed cleaned up his office, Danielle joined him. Kelly tells Karen to stop and starts crying, saying that whatever had happened, she did not want it to continue. Sally wondered if they were bluffing, but Ed did not believe so. Ed asks him what he had been doing, constantly calling him "Ivan", but this one told him that he could not tell him and should be let go since his compatriots would be looking for him. They hug, and Ed asks Karen if she could walk him to the car. His later wife Karen once saw him shoot bottle rockets in an empty parking lot in Gary. If you are wondering the same, we have got your back! They all said "Bye Bob," and left. Deke told Thomas that the crew would decide and left. Ed, Gary Piscotty, and Sally Ride simulated flying the Pathfinder and they ran into a problem. Thomas called Deke and Gene and told them the CIA was worried that the Soviets would place military assets on the Moon, and told them that if they could get Apollo 15 to Shackleton, they should do it. Ed told him Karen had been going through the same, but Molly concluded it was necessary to move the ball forward for mankind. She tells them that they have one last chance and tells them to leave. Kelly starts singing a navy song, and both her parents join in. Apollo 10 is piloted by fictional astronauts Baldwin (Kinnaman) and Gordo Stevens (Michael Dorman), but it otherwise gets historical details right, from the flight's role as a moon-landing dress. Is Shantel VanSanten Leaving For All Mankind? On the LEM, Ed felt relieved to be able to breathe, and Molly told Mission Control that they did not know how lucky they were. She tells him that things would be different since she would be running Outpost and would not be sucked into being worried about him all the time, but tells him to go. He gets out of bed and walks to model what he was working on. He apologized to Gordo for having not talked to him sooner, but Gordo told him it was okay. We still get up there and push the envelope every single day, and maybe, maybe today's the day you don't come back. Ellen says that they were recuperating and told Ed that life support systems should be doing fine, but the Mars program would have to be put on hold, also mentioning that the fuel rods were damaged. ", Eugene Levy Hints At A Schitts Creek Revival, Heres What Happened To Riley In 'The Last Of Us' Video Game, 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 4 Has Added "A Trifecta Of Actor Greatness", '1923' Season 2 Will Reportedly Start Filming This Spring, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. Gordo told him to cut it out lest he do something about it. Home; Uncategorized; is ed baldwin a real astronaut; Posted on June 29, 2022; By . Affiliation He later loses his temper at his office and punches a hole in the wall. I reached an emotional desperation I'd never achieved on camera before.". Joel Kinnaman as astronaut Ed Baldwin in Apple TV+'s new sci-fi drama 'For All Mankind.' Photo Courtesy of Apple TV+. Gene Kranz is still very much alive. 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