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NASA Exercise: Survival on the Moon

Scenario:

You are a member of a space crew originally scheduled to rendezvous
with a mother ship on the lighted surface of the moon. However, due to
mechanical difficulties, your ship was forced to land at a spot some 200
miles from the rendezvous point. During reentry and landing, much of
the equipment aboard was damaged and, since survival depends on
reaching the mother ship, the most critical items available must be
chosen for the 200-mile trip. Below are listed the 15 items left intact
and undamaged after landing. Your task is to rank order them in terms
of their importance for your crew in allowing them to reach the
rendezvous point. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the
number 2 by the second most important, and so on through number 15
for the least important.




      A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scout Group Resource  www.shurdington.org
Your Ranking / NASA Ranking - TEAM ________________________

_______ Box of matches _______

_______ Food concentrate _______

_______ 50 feet of nylon rope _______

_______ Parachute silk _______

_______ Portable heating unit _______

_______ Two .45 caliber pistols _______

_______ One case of dehydrated milk _______

_______ Two 100 lb. tanks of oxygen _______

_______ Stellar map _______

_______ Self-inflating life raft _______

_______ Magnetic compass _______

_______ 5 gallons of water _______

_______ Signal flares _______

_______ First aid kit, including injection needle _______

_______ Solar-powered FM receiver-transmitter _______




                TOTAL ___________________________




                 A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scouts Resource
Answers to the Survival on the Moon Exercise

            Item               NASA Ranking                NASA's Reasoning

Box of matches                        15           Virtually worthless -- there's no
                                                   oxygen on the moon to sustain
                                                   combustion

Food concentrate                       4           Efficient means of supplying
                                                   energy requirements

50 feet of nylon rope                  6           Useful in scaling cliffs and tying
                                                   injured together

Parachute silk                         8           Protection from the sun's rays

Portable heating unit                 13           Not needed unless on the dark
                                                   side

Two .45 calibre pistols               11           Possible means of self-propulsion

One case of dehydrated                12           Bulkier duplication of food
milk                                               concentrate

Two 100 lb. tanks of                   1           Most pressing survival need
oxygen                                             (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)

Stellar map                            3           Primary means of navigation - star
                                                   patterns appear essentially
                                                   identical on the moon as on Earth

Self-inflating life raft               9           CO2 bottle in military raft may be
                                                   used for propulsion

Magnetic compass                      14           The magnetic field on the moon is
                                                   not polarized, so it's worthless for
                                                   navigation

5 gallons of water                     2           Needed for replacement of
                                                   tremendous liquid loss on the light
                                                   side

Signal flares                         10           Use as distress signal when the
                                                   mother ship is sighted

First aid kit, including               7           Needles connected to vials of



                      A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scouts Resource
injection needle                                vitamins, medicines, etc. will fit
                                                special aperture in NASA space
                                                suit

Solar-powered FM                    5           For communication with mother
receiver-transmitter                            ship (but FM requires line-of-sight
                                                transmission and can only be used
                                                over short ranges)

Scoring:

For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the NASA
ranking, then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. The
lower the total, the better your score.

0 - 25 excellent

26 - 32 good

33 - 45 average

46 - 55 fair

56 - 70 poor -- suggests use of Earth-bound logic

71 - 112 very poor  youre one of the casualties of the space program!




                   A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scouts Resource
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Nasa Exercise

  • 1. NASA Exercise: Survival on the Moon Scenario: You are a member of a space crew originally scheduled to rendezvous with a mother ship on the lighted surface of the moon. However, due to mechanical difficulties, your ship was forced to land at a spot some 200 miles from the rendezvous point. During reentry and landing, much of the equipment aboard was damaged and, since survival depends on reaching the mother ship, the most critical items available must be chosen for the 200-mile trip. Below are listed the 15 items left intact and undamaged after landing. Your task is to rank order them in terms of their importance for your crew in allowing them to reach the rendezvous point. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important, and so on through number 15 for the least important. A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scout Group Resource www.shurdington.org
  • 2. Your Ranking / NASA Ranking - TEAM ________________________ _______ Box of matches _______ _______ Food concentrate _______ _______ 50 feet of nylon rope _______ _______ Parachute silk _______ _______ Portable heating unit _______ _______ Two .45 caliber pistols _______ _______ One case of dehydrated milk _______ _______ Two 100 lb. tanks of oxygen _______ _______ Stellar map _______ _______ Self-inflating life raft _______ _______ Magnetic compass _______ _______ 5 gallons of water _______ _______ Signal flares _______ _______ First aid kit, including injection needle _______ _______ Solar-powered FM receiver-transmitter _______ TOTAL ___________________________ A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scouts Resource
  • 3. Answers to the Survival on the Moon Exercise Item NASA Ranking NASA's Reasoning Box of matches 15 Virtually worthless -- there's no oxygen on the moon to sustain combustion Food concentrate 4 Efficient means of supplying energy requirements 50 feet of nylon rope 6 Useful in scaling cliffs and tying injured together Parachute silk 8 Protection from the sun's rays Portable heating unit 13 Not needed unless on the dark side Two .45 calibre pistols 11 Possible means of self-propulsion One case of dehydrated 12 Bulkier duplication of food milk concentrate Two 100 lb. tanks of 1 Most pressing survival need oxygen (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) Stellar map 3 Primary means of navigation - star patterns appear essentially identical on the moon as on Earth Self-inflating life raft 9 CO2 bottle in military raft may be used for propulsion Magnetic compass 14 The magnetic field on the moon is not polarized, so it's worthless for navigation 5 gallons of water 2 Needed for replacement of tremendous liquid loss on the light side Signal flares 10 Use as distress signal when the mother ship is sighted First aid kit, including 7 Needles connected to vials of A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scouts Resource
  • 4. injection needle vitamins, medicines, etc. will fit special aperture in NASA space suit Solar-powered FM 5 For communication with mother receiver-transmitter ship (but FM requires line-of-sight transmission and can only be used over short ranges) Scoring: For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the NASA ranking, then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. The lower the total, the better your score. 0 - 25 excellent 26 - 32 good 33 - 45 average 46 - 55 fair 56 - 70 poor -- suggests use of Earth-bound logic 71 - 112 very poor youre one of the casualties of the space program! A 15th Cheltenham (SHURDINGTON) Scouts Resource