| . |
Item |
NASA
Score |
NASA
Reasoning |
| 1 |
Box of Matches |
15 |
No oxygen to sustain the flame |
| 2 |
Food Concentrate |
4 |
Good food source, efficient |
| 3 |
50 Feet of Nylon Rope |
6 |
Useful in scaling cliffs, tying
together supplies or injured |
| 4 |
Parachute Silk |
8 |
Will provide protection from sun's
rays |
| 5 |
Solar Powered Heating Unit |
13 |
Useless on the dark side, not
needed on light side |
| 6 |
Two .45 Caliber Pistols & Ammunition |
11 |
Possible means of propulsion |
| 7 |
One Case of Evaporated Milk |
12 |
Bulky duplication of food
concentrate |
| 8 |
Stellar Map |
3 |
Primary means of navigation |
| 9 |
Two 100 Pound Oxygen Tanks |
1 |
Most pressing need |
| 10 |
Self-Inflating Life Raft |
9 |
CO2 bottle in raft may be used for
propulsion |
| 11 |
Magnetic Compass |
14 |
Magnetic field on moon is not
polarized - worthless |
| 12 |
Five Gallons of Water |
2 |
Replacement for high water loss on
light side |
| 13 |
Signal Flares |
10 |
Distress signal when mother ship
is sighted |
| 14 |
First Aid Kit (Includes Injection Needles) |
7 |
For injecting vitamins - special
aperture in suit |
| 15 |
Solar Powered FM Transceiver |
5 |
Talk to mother ship, but FM needs
line-of-sight |
