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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. Pip's job is either Botanist or Engineer — it's right there in the crew manifest.
  2. The astronaut berthed on deck 1 is either Nova or Sol — confirmed through the airlock badge reader.
  3. By the rings of Saturn, the astronaut whose job is Medic is assigned to either deck 4 or deck 2.
  4. The astronaut whose module is Blue Bay is berthed on either deck 4 or deck 5 — beep-boop, cross-referencing now.
  5. The astronaut whose job is Engineer has claimed either the Lab or the Galley as their module.
  6. Zero-g scan of deck 2 shows either Pip or Rho floating there.
  7. The logbook shows Pip's module is either Red Bay or Blue Bay.
  8. The astronaut whose module is the Dome is sealed into either deck 3 or deck 2.
  9. The astronaut whose module is the Galley is either Rho or Nova — so says the crew roster.
  10. The astronaut in Blue Bay is drifting on a higher deck than the astronaut whose job is Engineer.
  11. The astronaut whose module is the Galley is on a higher deck than Sol — confirmed by the station's altitude sensors.
  12. Sol has floated up to a higher deck than the astronaut whose job is Pilot.
  13. The airlock manifest is clear: the astronaut whose job is Medic is stationed in Blue Bay.