Went to take this test to see how good is my spelling and grammar. 87% is a quite good result, right?
Okay, I am bad at it. But I do the test according to what I think is the most and least important. Air is the most important, isn't it?
NASA's Answer Key & Explanation
This is how NASA would have prioritized these items, going from top to bottom (most important to least important).
Item NASA's Reasoning
2 50-kg tanks of oxygen Most pressing survival need (weight is not a factor since gravity is one-sixth of the Earth's -- each tank would weigh only about 17 lbs. on the moon)
20 liters of water Needed for replacement of tremendous liquid loss on the light side
1 star chart Primary means of navigation - star patterns appear essentially identical on the moon as on Earth
4 packages of food concentrate Efficient means of supplying energy requirements
1 solar-powered radio set For communication with mother ship (but FM requires line-of-sight transmission and can only be used over short ranges)
20m nylon rope Useful in scaling cliffs and tying injured together
1 first-aid kit Treat injury or sickness. Needles connected to vials of vitamins, medicines, etc. will fit special aperture in NASA space suit
1 large piece of insulating fabric Shelter from the sun
3 signal flares Use as distress signal when the mother ship is sighted
2 45-caliber pistols, loaded Possible means of self-propulsion
1 case of dehydrated milk Bulkier duplication of food concentrate
1 portable heating unit Not needed unless on the dark side
1 flashlight Not needed unless on the dark side
1 magnetic compass The magnetic field on the moon is not polarized, so it's worthless for navigation
1 box of matches Virtually worthless -- there's no oxygen on the moon to sustain combustion
Your Answers
2 50-kg tanks of oxygen
1 first-aid kit
1 portable heating unit
1 large piece of insulating fabric
1 flashlight
3 signal flares
20 L of water
1 magnetic compass
1 solar-powered radio set
1 star chart
1 case of dehydrated milk
20m nylon rope
4 packages of food concentrate
2 45-caliber pistols, loaded
1 box of matches
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