As soon as Ed sat down, Danny left. When asked what he would have said, he mentions "I'm Gordo Stevens and I come in peace. Ed apologizes, but Karen seems a little off, and says she would go to work even though it was 6 A.M. Ed turns to Kelly, who tells him that it had been a long night for both of them. Asking Frank Sedgewick for his opinion, Sedge mentioned he was on-board. She refused, but Ed told her he would be bringing her back up. Thomas reminded her that the jets were expensive; Margo also told Molly that she should set a certain tone, but Molly reminded them that she would handle them as she saw fit. He told Ed to have dinner with his new crewmate, Molly, along with Frank Sedgewick so they would get to know each other. He told Deke there was no way they could haul a 40-pound pack 20 miles in the desert sun, but Deke argued that if they could not handle the desert, they could not handle the Moon. This wiki contains spoilers for all published episodes. Kinnaman told Men's Journal in the aforementioned interview. Karen leaves Tracy flowers. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. Thomas tells them that the Soviets had agreed to mount a mission with them on the Moon, which nobody likes. Danielle told his old crewmates that she wanted to go back to the Moon. Gordo calls Ed, but he does not answer and turns off communications while drinking a bottle of Chivas and starts banging his head. Is Shantel VanSanten Leaving For All Mankind? Ed told them to land them at Shackleton Crater, but Gene Kranz refused since it was too big a risk, and they did not have the gear for that kind of exploration. Karen told her that it was love at first sight, and Ed agreed. The heroic Ed Baldwin has left his post as head of the astronaut program to command Pathfinder's first mission. She went down another 20 feet. However, Tracy mentions that he was never concerned with her knowing about Gordo having sex with women in Cape and leaves. The four surviving Mercury 7 astronauts at a reception after Shepard's memorial service in 1998. Ed is not glad with the way the conversation is turning out, but Karen tells him there was a code, and can not believe all it took for him to say what he did about NASA were a few drinks and he would start saying everything to reporters. Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica) created the series with Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi. Ed asks who, since it mattered to him and asks her if this was a way of asking him for a divorce, but she tells him they need counselling, which angers Ed since he thought marriage was a thing where you either wanted in or out. Soi cu x s uy tn. Real person However, when Thomas nods at him, Ed apologizes and mentions he has done enough damage. It's not unreasonable to think that life expectancy and quality rises with advancements in almost every aspect. [note 1] Deke tells him von Braun wants him reassigned to the Apollo Applications Program effective immediately, telling him he was to blame for being taken off Apollo 15, even mentioning that von Braun wanted him off the project completely. Uken does not believe he would want to do that since pilots become astronauts, not vice versa. Kelly tells Karen to stop and starts crying, saying that whatever had happened, she did not want it to continue. Pathfinder gets a radio in which they are told they were violating a space treaty and would be fired at if Sea Dragon did not leave immediately. She told him that Shane had a good game, being nervous at first, but doing well in the end. And Shatner just took a joyride on a ballistic flight at age 90. Gordo mentioned they might have another problem: the distance that Ed would be flying was pushing the LSAM's range. The three hug each other and Kelly gives Ed the Popeye action figure. Even though the characters are fictional, the rest of the details regarding Apollo 10 are true. Family As they were talking, Gordo feels something strange, which he mentions is an ant; he soon tells Ed that there were many ants and they were getting all over him, but was calmed down by Ed. Danielle asks who would be taking command of the astronaut office, and Ed laughs. Ed knew he wanted a prime crew slot on Pathfinder, which made Ed laugh since it was ambitious wanting to be prime crew on the vehicle which would take them to Mars and beyond. Ed tells her that they can not expect to hold the mission then, since she would be alone and could not leave the base after everything that had happened. Ed was awakened by Mikhail, who was singing. Had Edward and his colleague Gordo Stevens (Michael Dorman) not hesitated while piloting Apollo 10, it could have been them. Deke tells him Apollo 15 may not even happen since everything everything would probably be cancelled after Apollo 11. She tries to avoid telling him, but he reminds her of the pact they had made to not keep secrets from one another. He told her about how he left Shane alone when Deke had come around, which led Molly to call him a selfish prick, which she also called herself due to her ignoring Wayne being afraid of her going to the Moon. Paul approaches the crew of Apollo 10, Ed and Gordo, and tries to get them talking by telling them what happened to them must sting. However, in the third season, Ed returns to space and pilots Helios' Phoenix spacecraft to Mars. He talks to Shane, who he tells he did something special for that day. They were celebrated on their way to the Apollo 15, and Aleida made her way through a crowd gathered to watch the takeoff. He told him that they went to see him a year ago, but that Elvis was a joke now, but Mikhail told him that Elvis would always be king, but Ed mentioned that Sinatra would always be the one. 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. More likely, it should be "June 30", which would correspond with the real life release day of Newsweek during that era, Mondays, and would also fit best into the episode's time flow.In the episode's timeline, Deke's presentation of the article to Ed seemingly happened on July 1, after June 30 (dead of Aleida's mother, seen at 24:32) but before July 2 (14 days to Apollo 11 launch, seen at 34:52 and said at 37:26). It's always there. Maybe they have advanced stem cell therapies, too? They get ready to go to bed, and Ed lets Mission Control know. Gordo told Ed that there were ten minutes left to launch, Ed then thanked Mikhail and gave the Soviet back the part to the rover and gave him his monitoring device. The phone rings and Kelly picks up, and is told that Ed was fine. He greets Danielle, who tells him to hook up to the biosensors and to fix the aux tank coupling. Houston contacts them and Ellen asks if they had engaged with Buran, but Ed says they had not, which Ellen is relieved to hear. Joel Kinnaman is known as Rick Flag in Suicide Squad. They thought of using the rover in order to make a winch out of it. On a rocket simulator, Molly got into her spacesuit, while Ed helped her. Edward Baldwin is on a phone call with Patty's father, who is angry at what happened, but Ed only mentions he was Patty's instructor on the day of the accident before Doyle hung up on him. Although once a traditionalist, believing a woman's job was only to take care of the family, Karen eventually came into her own as an entrepreneur. Ed got a telex from the Soviets, which he thought was odd. They remember getting excited over adopting a Vietnamese baby, which makes Kelly think she only served as their band-aid, but Karen tells her that she was their heart transplant. He says the commander would be Danielle, but Thomas says that they might want to consider different possibilities since they only wanted the best. Ed orders him to speak English. After he loses, he goes to Ed who is manning the bar. They look at the cosmonauts and turn back from the Moon. First, Ed shows them Pathfinder and tells them that it would help them reach Mars faster. They sit down and Ed told him that his kids worshipped him; Gordo asked Ed if he remembered what it was like for them, and his friend said he did. Missions Margo says that there has to be another way, but they simply can not see another choice. Molly told them that would not work, since the trip was a week long. Ed starts crying and Karen says that she had the same feeling, but reminds him that Shane had died while biking down the street, mentioning that there was nowhere on Earth that was safe. Margo agrees, but Bradford is not very sure until Thomas tells him that the Russians cannot stay there forever, while Ellen tells them that they could have three teams monitoring the site at all times. After the conversation with Houston, it appears that their "Hi Bob" tape was fixed, but the tape is ruined after a while. Molly Cobbs character is based on Geraldyn M. Cobb, a candidate who successfully completed the training for the Mercury 13 program (NASA did not sanction the program). He asks why she was cancelling their trip to the Bahamas and she says that she did it since he would be going back to space, which confuses him, but she says that he would be going on Pathfinder. Danny is having dinner with Karen and Kelly. Ed tells him that he does not like redheads and tells him to trust him. When Danielle asks why, he tells her that she inspired him and that they had been doing great on their performance tests. Ed saw a Soviet rover a Soviet cosmonaut coming up from the crator with his cableway. Ed looks disappointed, while Thomas mentions that the president would not like that. Edward Baldwin Weisner argues against it, but Margo tells him to shut up or fuck off. Margo laughed, but Thomas told Ed to prep the crew. However, Ed doubts they would have an open slot on the flight test for him, which meant he would ask for carrier duty which meant he would be sent back to the Seventh Fleet, which means they would be in Oahu. Ed tells them that they saw a weakness in them and Bradford tells them that they were their last hope. Ed walks out and Gordo follows him. Karen worked the bar at Outpost, while Ed mentioned that that Tracy would be on television. Ed, Gordo, and Danielle start getting desperate over a phone call with Buzz and were told that they needed two more weeks and were being sent a surprise this time. 25 48 48 Comments Best Add a Comment risenphoenixkai 3 mo. 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