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This page lists the known space missions in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.
See also[]
Main missions[]
- Missions seen or mentioned directly in the show
Apollo era[]
Designation | N | Date | Launch vehicle | CSM | LM | Episode(s) |
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Patch | Crew | |||||
Unknown | 1969-01 | N1 | 1x01 | |||
Test flight of N1. | ||||||
Apollo 10 | 1969-05 | Saturn V | Charlie Brown | Snoopy | 1x01 | |
Ed Baldwin Gordo Stevens Fred Talmadge |
Trial run for lunar landing. | 1x02 | ||||
Unknown | 1969-06-26 | N1 | Soyuz 7K-LOKW | LK | 1x01 | |
Alexei Leonov | First human landing on the Moon. | |||||
Apollo 11 | 1969-07-20 | Saturn V | Columbia | Eagle | 1x01 | |
Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Michael Collins |
First American manned Moon landing. | 1x02 | ||||
Unknown | 1969-09 | N1 | Soyuz 7K-LOKW | LK | 1x02 | |
Anastasia Belikova | First woman landing on the Moon. | |||||
Apollo 12 | 1969-09-19 | Saturn V | 1x02 | |||
Pete Conrad (other crew unknown) |
Scouting for US lunar base site. | |||||
Apollo 13 | Saturn V | |||||
Nothing is known about this mission beside that it was re-tasked to survey for a potential site for a base. | ||||||
Apollo 14 | Saturn V | |||||
Nothing is known about this mission beside that it was re-tasked to survey for a potential site for a base. | ||||||
Unknown | N1 | Soyuz 7K-LOKW | LK | 1x04 | ||
Crash landed on the Moon. An unnamed cosmonaut was killed. | ||||||
Apollo 15 | 1971-10-18 | Saturn V | Endeavour | Seahawk | 1x04 | |
Ed Baldwin Molly Cobb Frank Sedgewick |
First American woman in space, and on the Moon. Molly Cobb discovers water ice inside Shackleton Crater. |
1x05 | ||||
Apollo 16 | Saturn V | |||||
John Young Charles Duke Davis |
No details are known about this mission. | |||||
Apollo 17 | Saturn V | |||||
Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans Gordo Stevens |
No details are known about this mission. | |||||
Apollo 18 | Saturn V | 1x05 | ||||
Gordo Stevens Vance Brand Danielle Poole |
No details are known about this mission. | |||||
Apollo 19 | Saturn IB | 1x08 | ||||
Fred Haise Ellen Waverly Harrison Liu |
No details are known about this mission. | (mentioned only) | ||||
Jamestown | 1973-10-09 | Saturn V | 1x05 | |||
Uncrewed | First module for the American lunar base Jamestown is sent to the Moon. (lands on 12 October 1973) |
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Apollo 20 | ||||||
Alan Bean Ken Mattingly Gerald Carr |
No details are known about this mission beside what's on the mission patch. From the patch, an orbital mission could be assumed. |
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Apollo 21 | 1973 | Saturn V | 1x05 | |||
(Jamestown 1) |
Molly Cobb Robert Crippen Joe Engle |
First crewed mission to inhabit Jamestown. | (mentioned only) | |||
Apollo 22 | 1974-07-15 [1] | Saturn V | Excalibur | 1x06 | ||
(Jamestown 2) |
Ed Baldwin Gordo Stevens Danielle Poole |
Jamestown crew rotation. After the Apollo 23 disaster, the crew was stuck on the Moon for 145 days. Poole and Stevens returned in December 1974, leaving Ed Baldwin alone at Jamestown. |
1x07 1x08 | |||
Apollo 23 | 1974-08-24 | Saturn V | 1x06 | |||
Michael Collins Henry Edmondson |
Planned Jamestown crew rotation. Saturn V exploded on the launch pad, killing 12 NASA engineers, including Gene Kranz. Apollo CM was jettisoned and crew suffered injuries. |
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Zvezda | 1974 | N1 | 1x06 | |||
First Soviet lunar base. Crew of three. | ||||||
Apollo 24 | 1974-12-24 [1] | Saturn V | Osprey | 1x06 | ||
Ellen Waverly Harrison Liu Deke Slayton |
Jamestown crew rotation. | 1x08 1x09 | ||||
Apollo 25 | 1974-08-26 [2][1] | Saturn IB | 1x05 | |||
Molly Cobb Tracy Stevens Dennis Lambert |
Repair of S-IVB of Apollo 24. (Originally planned for Satellite repair in Earth's orbit, duration 14 days) |
1x06 1x08 1x09 | ||||
Soyuz-Apollo | 1983-09-19 | Soyuz | 2x09 | |||
Stepan Petrovich Alexseev Radislav Semenovich Orlov |
Soviet/American joint mission with the aim to encourage peace between the two nations during the height of the Cold War trough a handshake in space. | 2x10 | ||||
Apollo-Soyuz | 1983-09-19 | Saturn IB | 2x09 | |||
(Apollo 75) |
Danielle Poole Nathan Morrison |
American/Soviet joint mission with the aim to encourage peace between the two nations during the height of the Cold War trough a handshake in space. | 2x10 |
Space Shuttle era[]
Other missions[]
- Missions seen on mission status boards
Patch | Mission / Designator | Vehicle | ID | Mission | Date | Notes | |
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Jamestown 192 | STS-92-D | Beagle | OV-109 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1992-07 | [3] [note 1] | |
STS-92-F | Enterprise | OV-101 | Sat repair | 1992-07 | [3] | ||
Jamestown 193 | STS-92-G | Discovery | OV-103 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1992-07 | [3] | |
Jamestown 194 | STS-92-H | Endeavour | OV-105 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1992-07 | [3] | |
STS-92-K | Pathfinder | OV-201 | DOD (classified) | 1992-07 | [3] | ||
Jamestown 195 | STS-92-L | Victoria | OV-108 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1992-07 | [4] | |
Jamestown 196 | STS-92-N | Columbia | OV-102 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1992-07 | [4] | |
Jamestown 197 | STS-92-P | Kon-Tiki | OV-107 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1992-07 | [4] [note 1] | |
Jamestown 200 | STS-92-S | Enterprise | OV-101 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1992-07 | [4] | |
Sea Dragon 38 | SD-38 | Sea Dragon 2 | LV-2 | Jamestown supply run | 1992-07 | [3] | |
Sea Dragon 39 | SD-39 | Sea Dragon 3 | LV-3 | Jamestown supply run | 1992-07 | [4] | |
MER-A | SpiritW | JPL-157 | Surface OPS Gusev craterW, Mars |
1992-07 | [3] [BTS 1] | ||
MER-B | OpportunityW | JPL-158 | Surface OPS Meridiani PlanumW, Mars APSX OPS |
1992-07 | [3] [BTS 2] | ||
Moonlab | Gateway | ML-1 | Fuel depot OPS | 1992-07 | [3] | ||
Arcos | Arcos-1 | ISR-25 | Mining dev Mare TranquilitatisW, Moon |
1992-07 | [3] | ||
Alvarez | HAB-3 | ISR-17 | Helium-3 Mare SerenitatisW, Moon Chemical analysis |
1992-07 | [3] | ||
Aurora | SC-20451 | JPL-130 | Climate research Leda PlanitiaW, Venus Scanner deploy |
1992-07 | [4] [BTS 3] | ||
Hypatia | Slayton STN | MSR-3 | ISRU demonstrator Valles Marineris, Mars Surface OPS |
1992-07 | [4] | ||
Paine Telescope | TPST | SC-20580 | PST-01 | Stellar OBS LEO Deep field survey |
1992-07 | [4] [5] | |
Mariner 27 | MM-41A | JPL-133A | Low orbit mapping Mercury orbit Terrain scan |
1992-07 | [4] [BTS 4] | ||
Mariner 28 | MM-41B | JPL-133B | Solar OBS Mercury orbit Far IR scan |
1992-07 | [4] [BTS 4] | ||
Endurance | SC-116-40 | JPL-137 | Seismic study Elysium PlanitiaW, Mars Thermal OPS |
1992-07 | [4] [BTS 5] | ||
STS-94-M | Pathfinder | OV-201 | Crew transport | 1995-03 | [6] | ||
Jamestown 224 | STS-94-S | Constitution | OV-106 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [6] | |
Jamestown 225 | STS-94-T | Columbia | OV-102 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [6] | |
Jamestown 226 | STS-94-V | Challenger | OV-099 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [6] | |
Jamestown 227 | STS-95-A | Atlantis Columbia |
OV-104 OV-102 |
Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [6] [5] [note 2] | |
Jamestown 228 | STS-95-B | Endeavour | OV-105 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [5] [7] | |
Jamestown 229 | STS-95-D | Constitution | OV-106 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [5] [7] | |
Jamestown 230 | STS-95-E | Discovery | OV-103 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [5] | |
Skylab 44 | STS-95-F | Vanguard | OV-202 | Skylab 44 | 1995-03 | [5] | |
Jamestown 231 | STS-95-G (E) | Beagle | OV-107 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [5] [7] [note 1] [note 3] | |
Jamestown 232 | STS-95-H | Victoria | OV-108 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [8] | |
Jamestown 233 | STS-95-K | Enterprise | OV-101 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [8] [7] | |
Jamestown 234 | STS-95-L | Pathfinder | OV-201 | Jamestown crew rotation | 1995-03 | [8] | |
Sea Dragon 46 | SD-46 | Sea Dragon 4 | LV-4 | Sojourner-2 components | 1995-03 | [6] | |
Sea Dragon 47 | SD-47 | Sea Dragon 4 Sea Dragon 3 |
LV-4B LV-3 |
DOD (classified) Supply run |
1995-03 | [8] [7] [note 4] | |
Sea Dragon 48 | SD-48 | Sea Dragon 3 | LV-3 | Jamestown logistics | 1995-03 | [8] | |
Pioneer 23 | SC-223106 | JPL-206 | Photo OPS Neptune orbit |
1995-03 | [6] [BTS 6] | ||
Galileo V | MPL-2 | JPL-197 | Climate study Planum AustraleW, Mars |
1995-03 | [6] [BTS 7] | ||
Arcos | Arcos-1 | ISR-25 | Mining dev Mare TranquilitatisW, Moon |
1995-03 | [6] | ||
Alvarez | HAB-3 | ISR-17 | Helium-3 Mare SerenitatisW, Moon Site survey Chemical analysis |
1995-03 | [6] [8] | ||
Alsep-9 | ALS-9 | JSC-9 | Lunar science Copernicus STNW |
1995-03 | [7] [BTS 8] | ||
Ares V | Orion-3 | ESMD-3B | System test Translunar transit |
1995-03 | [7] [BTS 9] | ||
Altair-5 | ESMD-5 | JSC-27 | Lunar OPS Jamestown, Moon Refueling |
1995-03 | [7] | ||
Hokule'a | MM-92 | JPL-216 | CMB OBS Lagrange 2W (L2) Far IR scan |
1995-03 | [7] | ||
Paine Telescope | TPST | SC-20580 | PST-01 | Stellar OBS LEO Deep field survey |
1995-03 | [5] | |
Endurance | SC-195-49 | JPL-173 | Seismic study Elysium PlanitiaW, Mars Thermal OPS |
1995-03 | [5] [BTS 5] | ||
Voyager-5 | Voyager-5 | VGR-5 | Outer planets survey Trans-Neptune UV spectro OPS |
1995-03 | [5] [BTS 10] | ||
Aurora | SC-20451 | JPL-129 | Climate research Leda PlanitiaW, Venus |
1995-03 | [5] [BTS 3] | ||
Mariner 32 | MA-17A | JPL-179A | In transit Asteroid belt |
1995-03 | [8] [BTS 4] | ||
Mariner 33 | MA-17B | JPL-180 | Sample return Asteroid belt |
1995-03 | [8] [BTS 4] | ||
Skylab 44 | Skylab | AAP-1A | Orbital OPS | 1995-03 | [8] | ||
Chandra Telescope | ChandraW | AXAF-1 | X-ray astronomyW | 1995-03 | [8] [BTS 11] | ||
Terana | SC-40300 | GSFC-97 | Earth climate OPS Lagrange 1W (L1) |
1995-03 | [8] |
Notes[]
- The dates in this table relate to the date of the episode in which they were seen on the mission boards. The actual missions may have happened on different dates.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 There is a discrepancy with the OV-numbers of the Space Shuttle Beagle and Kon-Tiki on the various mission boards. Kon-Tiki has OV-107, while Beagle has OV-109 but also OV-107 in another scene. Most probably OV-109 is supposed to be the correct ID.
Note that while in season 3 the shuttle's IDs are mostly consistant, they were a huge mess in season 2, where they changed constantly. - ↑ There is a discrepancy with this mission. The mission status boards seen in the episodes 3x06 and 3x07 show different vehicles for Jamestown 227.
- ↑ There is a discrepancy with the STS-number of this mission. The mission status boards seen in the episodes 3x06 and 3x07 show different numbers (95-E/G) for Jamestown 231.
- ↑ There is a discrepancy with this mission. The mission status boards seen in the episodes 3x06 and 3x07 tell different things about the mission and the vehicle used for SD-47.
Behind the scenes[]
- ↑ Spirit
SpiritW (MER-A) was a real Mars roverW and one of two rovers launched in summer 2003 as part of NASA's MER missionW. Spirit landed within the impact crater GusevW in January 2004 and was operational until March 2010.
In the For All Mankind timeline, Spirit appears to have the same mission at the same location, but is in operation over 10 years earlier than it was in reality. - ↑ Opportunity
OpportunityW (MER-B) was a real Mars roverW and one of two rovers launched in summer 2003 as part of NASA's MER missionW. Opportunity landed in Meridiani PlanumW in January 2004 and was operational until June 2018. This was 57 times its designed lifespan, exceeding the initial plan by over 14 years.
In the For All Mankind timeline, Opportunity appears to have the same mission at the same location, but is in operation over 10 years earlier than it was in reality. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aurora
Aurora appears to be a JPL mission on, or more probably in orbit above, the Venusian plain Leda PlanitiaW.
In reality, a spaceflight programme from the European Space AgencyW named Aurora programmeW existed, with the objective to implement a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of solar system bodies. However, the program is no longer active. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mariner
The Mariner programW was a NASA program to explore other planets. 10 robotic interplanetary probes were designed and built by JPLW between 1962 and late 1973, visiting the planets Venus, Mars and Mercury for the first time, and returning to Venus and Mars for additional close observations. Mariner 1 failed at launch in July 1962, followed by Mariner 2 in August, which made the first Venus flyby with data returned. The last spacecraft of the program launched in November 1973, performing the first ever flyby of Mercury.
In the For All Mankind timeline, the program appears to be still active by 1995 with the last known missions being Mariner 32 + 33, exploring the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Endurance
In For All Mankind, Endurance seems to be the mission's name of a fictional vehicle or probe operating on Mars.
In reality, a NASA founded autonomous underwater vehicle with the name ENDURANCEW exists, designed to map the geochemistry and biology of underwater terrains in Antarctica in three dimensions. NASA hopes to build upon lessons learned during testing for exploring objects in the Solar System known to harbor sizable bodies of water, such as Jupiter's moon Europa.
Endurance was also a fictional NASA starship in the 2014 film InterstellarW. - ↑ Pioneer
Pioneer 23 in For All Mankind appears to be a JPL mission in Neptune's orbit.
In reality, the Pioneer programW were two series of lunar and planetary space probes, the first running from 1958 to 1960, and the second from 1965 to 1992. The best known missions are Pioneer 10W and Pioneer 11W, which were the first human-built objects to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System. Both vehicles carry a gold-anodized aluminum Pioneer plaqueW with a message from mankind, in the event that either spacecraft is ever found by intelligent lifeforms from other planetary systems. - ↑ Galileo
In reality, the Galileo projectW was a robotic space program of NASA that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons, as well as several other Solar System bodies. It launched in fall 1989 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis and arrived at Jupiter in December 1995. However, there was no "Galileo V" in reality, the spacecraft's name was just GalileoW.
In For All Mankind, Galileo V appears to be the show's version of the real-life Mars Polar LanderW, given its name (MPL-2), its mission (climate study), and its location (Planum AustraleW). The Mars Polar Lander, also Mars Surveyor '98, was a NASA/JPL robotic lander launched in January 1999 to study the climate of Planum Australe near the Martian south pole. However, the lander was lost after its descent phase and never established communication.
In For All Mankind, the probe appears to have landed several years earlier and is in operation in March 1995.
See also: mars.nasa.gov: Mars Polar Lander - ↑ ALSEP
ALSEP in reality stands for Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments PackageW, packages comprising a set of scientific instruments placed by the astronauts at the landing site of each of the five Apollo missions after Apollo 11. The five ALSEPs were deployed and ran until the support operations were terminated in fall 1977 due to budgetary considerations.
In For All Mankind, the project appears to still be somehow active in 1995. - ↑ Ares
The Ares VW, in real-life, was the planned cargo launch component of the cancelled NASA Constellation programW, which was meant to replace the Space Shuttle after its retirement in 2011. Ares V was also planned to carry supplies for a human presence on Mars. The uncrewed Ares V would complement the smaller, and human-rated Ares I rocket for the launching of the 4–6 person Orion spacecraft.
In For All Mankind, a mission with the designation "Ares V" and a vehicle named Orion-3 is performing a system test in early 1995, which could be a hint that a version of this launch system may be introduced in season 4. - ↑ Voyager
The Voyager programW in reality consists of two interstellar probes, Voyager 1W and Voyager 2W. They were both launched in 1977 and took advantage of a favorable alignment of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, to fly near them while collecting data. As of 2023, both probes are still in operation past the outer boundary of the heliosphere in interstellar space.
In For All Mankind, the program seems to be running more than two probes, with Voyager-5 operating beyond Neptune's orbit in March 1995. - ↑ Chandra
The Chandra X-ray ObservatoryW is a real space telescope. In reality, it was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1999. Although initially given an expected lifetime of 5 years, it is still in operation as of 2023.
In the For All Mankind timeline, the telescope is already in operation by early 1995.
See also: nasa.gov: NASA's Chandra website
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 See Apollo 22 dates calculations
- ↑ 2 days after Apollo 24 launched.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Season 3, Episode 2: "Game Changer" (Mission status board @ 57:45) → Screenshot
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Season 3, Episode 2: "Game Changer" (Mission status board @ 07:47) → Screenshot
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 Season 3, Episode 6: "New Eden" (Mission status board @ 44:50) → Screenshot
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Season 3, Episode 7: "Bring It Down" (Mission status board @ 43:00) → Screenshot
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Season 3, Episode 7: "Bring It Down" (Mission status board @ 43:03) → Screenshot
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Season 3, Episode 6: "New Eden" (Mission status board @ 44:25) → Screenshot
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