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Trouble on Space Station Zip

Five astronauts, five jobs, and somebody reprogrammed the snack dispenser. Sort it out.

AstronautDeckJob
NovaPipQuillRhoSol12345PilotCookMedicEngineerBotanist
Module Red Bay
Blue Bay
Lab
Dome
Galley
Job Pilot
Cook
Medic
Engineer
Botanist
Deck 1
2
3
4
5
  1. By the rings of Saturn, the astronaut whose job is Cook is berthed on either deck 2 or deck 3.
  2. The logbook confirms that Nova's module is either the Galley or Red Bay.
  3. Beep-boop! The astronaut on deck 4 holds either the Pilot or Medic post.
  4. Mission Control, this is Pip — reporting that their job is either Medic or Botanist.
  5. The astronaut drifting up on deck 5 is stationed in either the Galley or Red Bay module.
  6. Pip floats on a higher deck than the astronaut whose module is the Lab.
  7. The astronaut whose module is the Lab is bunked on a higher deck than Rho — logged in the station's official registry.
  8. Zero-g alert: the astronaut in Red Bay is on a higher deck than the astronaut whose job is Botanist.
  9. Nova has ascended to a higher deck than the astronaut whose module is Red Bay.
  10. The astronaut whose job is Medic is sealed in a higher deck than Quill — double-checked through the airlock intercom.
  11. The astronaut whose module is the Dome is orbiting on a higher deck than Pip.
  12. The station logbook records that the astronaut on deck 3 is stationed in Red Bay.