Sunday, January 14, 2024

How to steal an asteroid .. "For All Mankind" season 4

It's possible our judgement is biased towards Mars-related content, but season 4 of For All Mankind alternate history sci-fi TV series is show's most exciting season yet. In season 4, depicting the alternate 2003, the international Happy Valley Base, founded in 1995 during season 3, has been significantly expanded and there are around 200 people living in it. We made a separate article with a large collection of high resolution shots depicting the exterior and interior of Happy Valley Base:

Mars base for 200 people in For All Mankind season 4

The main theme in season 4 is increasingly diverging visions for the purpose of human presence on Mars. For some it's only another contract job, but for others Mars is a new place to call "home". Add to the mix a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get hold on a large lithium-rich asteroid and increasingly strained relationships between the "upper class" (astronauts / cosmonauts, scientists and top executives) and contract workers literally living underground, and you have a recipe for a "Martian rebellion".

How to steal an asteroid - 'For All Mankind' season 4

For All Mankind is exploring the idea of never ending space race if Soviets would have beaten US in the race for the Moon and the intention of the show is each season to jump about a decade further into the increasingly diverging reality of the show: in season 1, depicting alternate 1969 to 1974, both Soviets and US start building their separate bases near the lunar South pole; in season 2 (1983) both bases have been expanded and the superpowers compete for resources on the Lunar surface; in season 3 (1992 to 1995), Soviets and US are joined by a private company Helios and North Korea for a four way race to be first on Mars; in season 4 (2003) there is a sprawling international human base on Mars and an unexpected side enters the race to get hold on a large, lithium-rich asteroid for mining. You can watch the show on Apple TV+

Ahead there is a VISUAL RECAP OF SEASON 4, consisting of high resolution shots, downscaled from 4K UHD screens for better image quality. Be aware of heavy spoilers, revealing major story plots:

During season 4 interplanetary ships don't land directly on Mars; instead they dock to Phoenix, orbiting Mars, and the rest of the trip is made via small shuttles heading down to the surface:
Mars orbital station Phoenix in 'For All Mankind' season 4
Ed and Svetlana flying the asteroid capture ship Ranger:
Ed and Svetlana flying asteroid capture ship Ranger in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Mars orbital station Phoenix in 'For All Mankind' season 4
Season 4 starts with an unsuccessful asteroid capture mission:
Asteroid capture ship Ranger leaving Mars orbital station Phoenix in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Asteroid mining in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Astronaut on asteroid in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Asteroid mining in 'For All Mankind' season 4
Mars exploration rover:
Mars exploration rover in 'For All Mankind' season 4
When exploring Mars, accidents happen:
Accident when exploring Mars in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Accident when exploring Mars in 'For All Mankind' season 4
There is a Hilton hotel on the Moon in For All Mankind's version of 2003:
Hilton hotel on the Moon in 'For All Mankind' season 4
During season 4 tensions gradually rise between the "upper class" living above ground (astronauts / cosmonauts, scientists and top executives) and Helios contract workers living underground:
Tensions rise in Happy Valley Mars base - 'For All Mankind' season 4

Tensions rise in Happy Valley Mars base - 'For All Mankind' season 4
.. sabotage actions start to happen:
Tensions rise in Happy Valley Mars base - 'For All Mankind' season 4

Tensions rise in Happy Valley Mars base - 'For All Mankind' season 4
.. and local security force is created to enforce the will of Mars-7 Alliance operating the base:
Tensions rise in Happy Valley Mars base - 'For All Mankind' season 4
Eventually most of the rebellious workers are bribed by Helios' CEO Dev Ayesa to end the mutiny:
Tensions rise in Happy Valley Mars base - 'For All Mankind' season 4
Meanwhile Kelly is searching for Martian lifeforms at Korolev Crater:
Kelly searching for life at Korolev Crater on Mars in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Kelly searching for life at Korolev Crater on Mars in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Korolev Crater on Mars in 'For All Mankind' season 4
We learn about the fate of exiled Danny Stevens in 1996..
The fate of Danny Stevens in 'For All Mankind'
And the North Korean pistol buried in sand in the end of season 3 is discovered by one of the contract workers:
Astronaut discovering the NK pistol on Mars in 'For All Mankind' season 4
Dev explains to Ed his plan of "stealing" the lithium-rich asteroid Goldilocks:
How to steal an asteroid - 'For All Mankind' season 4
Martian rebels set up their Ghost Ops in the "non-accessible" Sublevel 4:
How to steal an asteroid - 'For All Mankind' season 4
And the asteroid heist can start..
How to steal an asteroid - 'For All Mankind' season 4

How to steal an asteroid - 'For All Mankind' season 4

How to steal an asteroid - 'For All Mankind' season 4
In the last seconds the Martian rebels get hold on the trajectory of Goldilocks, placing it in stable orbit around Mars for future mining:
How to steal an asteroid - 'For All Mankind' season 4

Asteroid Goldilocks in orbit around Mars - 'For All Mankind' season 4
After the defeat M-7 security force attempt to arrest the leaders of the Martian rebellion, but a mob of contract workers supporting the rebellion attack them. The Red Faction is born 😉
Birth of the Red Faction in 'For All Mankind' season 4

Birth of the Red Faction in 'For All Mankind' season 4
Dev has big plans for the future of Mars. Will see in season 5:
Dev Ayesa on Mars in 'For All Mankind' season 4
.. which will be set in the alternative 2012 and feature an asteroid mining base on Goldilocks:
Kuznetsov Station on Goldilocks in orbit around Mars, 2012 - 'For All Mankind' season 4

Kuznetsov Station on Goldilocks in orbit around Mars, 2012 - 'For All Mankind' season 4

More content from season 4 of "For All Mankind":


Content from previous seasons of "For All Mankind":


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