# 32: "First Light" (S5E1)

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Podcast: [NASA Vending Machine (watching "For All Mankind" and "Star City")](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nasa-vending-machine-watching-for-all-mankind-and-star-city-2165965)
Published: 2026-03-27T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theincomparable.com/nvm/32/
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Duration seconds: 2010

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Get on your Mars bike and get ready to do some cool jumps! “For All Mankind” is back, and the NASA Vending Machine is restocked! But season 5 brings Domino’s and Starbucks to Mars, so who knows what else might be in store on the red planet? This episode helps us get reaquainted with the show, recaps what’s been going on in the decade since last season, and starts to put all the pieces in place for whatever story is about to be laid out before us....

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