Alex Poletov

*This article is about the son of Kelly Baldwin. For his father, see Alexei Poletov.*

## Personal Information

### Family

Kelly Baldwin (mother)
Alexei Poletov (father) †
Ed Baldwin (grandfather)
Olga Poletova (grandmother)

## Series Information

### Season

Four

**Alexei "Alex" Poletov** is the son of Kelly Baldwin and Alexei Poletov. Kelly named him after his father, who died on Mars in the aftermath of the Gagarin Ridge drilling disaster in 1995, before his son was born.

## History

### Season 3

Alex is conceived on Mars by American astronaut Kelly Baldwin and Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Poletov. Due to preeclampsia in his mothers pregnancy, she has to be evacuated to *Phoenix* in Mars orbit. Alex is then born on board Phoenix, before growing up on Earth.

### Season 4

Alex is living in Houston with his mother and grandmother Olga Poletova. They are awaiting his grandfather Ed Baldwin's return from Mars.

After his mother is offered by Dev Ayesa to travel to Mars to help with her S.E.E.K.E.R. program, she at first declines as she wishes to stay at home and look after Alex, but later accepts, breaking the news to him. Although he says that a classmate of his travelled to the Moon in grade 2 and that he wishes to go with her. She then tells Dev that she will only travel to Mars if Alex can come with her, which he accepts.

Alex arrives at Happy Valley during the Helios strike, along with his mother and Dev Ayesa. He meets his grandfather for the first time in person, although is hesitant, as he does not trust him. His trust of Ed is later worsened when Ed ignores his request not to place cheese on his meal during a family dinner.

After his mother needs to travel to Korolev crater, Alex is left with Ed while she is away. Although, due to his grandfathers involvement in the Goldilocks asteroid theft plot, he is sent to work with Joanna Chapman in the hydroponic garden of the base, while Ed meets with his co-conspirators. After leaving the greenhouse to try and find Ed, his grandfather takes more of an effort to get to know him, and reads him a story to help him sleep. Ed also utilizes Alex's size to crawl through a vent to retrieve a piece of hardware necessary for the asteroid plot.

## Health issues

Alex has cardiopulmonary issues, resulting in a weak heart and a lower lung capacity than normal.

During a medical checkup with Dr. Dimitri Mayakovsky, Alex's health issues are found to be lessened due to the lower gravity of Mars.

## Gallery

*See also: Image gallery of Alex Poletov*
Kelly with Alex on *Phoenix*, 1995Kelly & Alex on a magazine cover, 1998Alex in 2003Alex' bedroomAlex and his grandmaAlex in the *Hopper* shuttleAlex & Kelly on MarsMedical checkup on Mars
## See also

* Kelly Baldwin
* Alexei Poletov
* Olga Poletova

## References

1. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 4, Episode 1: "Glasnost"
2. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 3, Episode 8: "The Sands of Ares"
3. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 3, Episode 10: "Stranger in a Strange Land"
4. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 4, Episode 1: "Glasnost"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 4, Episode 5: "Goldilocks"
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 4, Episode 7: "Crossing The Line"
7. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 4, Episode 8: "Legacy"