One Small Step story
Voyager is nearly hit by a mysterious subspace mass and the crew theorize that the debris of an ancient Earth–Mars ship is inside. Directed by: Robert Picardo. Story by: Mike Wollaeger and Jessica Scott.
8 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| space exploration | choice | John Kelly and Voyager crew went on a pioneering mission to Mars, and later explored a graviton ellipse. |
| the thirst for knowledge | choice | Chakotay and crew curious to investigate graviton ellipse |
| coming to terms with one's own death | major | John Kelly accepted he was going to die in a graviton ellipse once life support gave out. |
| human pleasure | major | Chakotay and Tom were history buffs on the first mission to Mars. |
| human vs. space anomaly | major | Delta Flyer crew trapped inside graviton ellipse |
| celebrity worship | minor | Seven was puzzled by the human instinct to celebritize our heroes |
| risk taking vs. playing it safe | minor | Seven tried to convince Janeway that exploring the graviton ellipse was too risky, but Janeway was willing to take the risk; Chakotay took risk to recover module in the face of Seven's reservations |
| the game of baseball | minor | Twenty-first century astronaut John Kelly was a big New York Yankees fan. |