Thank you for taking the time to write this awesome and detailed review. Indeed I was trying to make the player think. Otherwise there are not many things to do in the game. But having to think about the scenario and about the limits (maybe restarting a couple of times), I thought this could allow for a longer game play.
You also manage to discover 2 bad text descriptions (can be called bugs). Number 4), indeed the text message contains an indication to check your rover fuel, but this is not actually displayed anywhere. The stats only show "Rocket fuel in rover". I was initially planning to make something like a "gas station" for the rover and have you fuel it there. Unfortunately I was not able to generate a satisfying image for this and I forgot to delete the text regarding it. Similarly at number 5), the description associated with the rocket is showing the number 10, when it should be 12 as in the intro. Initially, I thought about allowing 10 units of fuel, but then I thought people will not visit the nearby fuel storage, so I made it 12 and forgot to update the text.
Sorry you didn't manage to beat the game :) If you are still interested, I have a cheat sheet of actions needed. Happy to share :)