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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. The crew manifest, stamped with a big zero-g seal, shows Rho's job is either Medic or Pilot.
  2. The astronaut on deck 5 — the topmost spot on the whole station — holds either the Pilot or Botanist post.
  3. By the rings of Saturn, the astronaut whose module is Blue Bay is assigned either Botanist or Engineer duty.
  4. The logbook entry for Red Bay names either Nova or Quill as the module's occupant.
  5. Beep-boop — the astronaut whose job is Engineer is parked in either the Dome or the Lab module.
  6. Quill's job is either Botanist or Medic — filed under Q in the station's personnel database.
  7. The astronaut drifting on deck 4 has claimed either Blue Bay or the Galley as their module.
  8. Pip is berthed on a higher deck than the astronaut whose module is the Galley.
  9. The astronaut in the Lab is on a higher deck than the astronaut whose module is Blue Bay — checked through the inter-deck comm system.
  10. Sol has floated up past the airlock to a higher deck than the astronaut whose module is Blue Bay.
  11. Nova is on a higher deck than Pip — the altitude sensors do not lie.