Ep 7. One Small Step

In Cold Case season 6 episode 7 titled "One Small Step," the team of detectives is tasked with investigating an astronaut's death which occurred over 30 years ago during the Apollo 11 mission. The astronaut was found dead just hours before the launch of the spacecraft.

As the team investigates the case, they interview many of the people involved with the mission at the time, including the astronaut's wife, fellow astronauts, and NASA officials. The investigation takes them to different parts of the country and even to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The team discovers that the astronaut had friction with the other members of his crew leading up to his death. They also learn that there were tensions between NASA officials and the crew members over their roles during the mission. The detectives even go as far as to recreate the circumstances surrounding the astronaut's death in order to understand what could have happened.

As the case progresses, the team finds evidence of a potential cover-up involving the death of the astronaut. They start to unravel a complex web of lies and conspiracies involving NASA officials, the government, and the astronaut's crew members.

Through their investigation, the detectives uncover secrets about the intricacies and politics of the space program in the 1960s and 70s. The episode ends with the team piecing together the events leading up to the astronaut's death and finding a resolution to the case, ultimately bringing closure to the victim's family.