I think Mutta's ability to notice these small things is really giving him an edge over his competition. Detection and prevention of catastrophes is an excellent ability to have for any prospective astronaut. Small things that go unnoticed or ignored really do snowball into avalanches.

I wonder if Mutta's beats per minute levels will affect, if at all, JAXA's evaluation of his candidacy...

Lastly, any speculation on what Mutta's green card is? There's a possibility that it might have something to do with doing something to each women on each team. However, it's more plausible if he had to break all the lights to simulate cases where all electric power will have to be diverted to mechanical maneuvering during landings, start a fire/hazardous incident inside the ship to simulate a crash or hardware malfcuntioning or possibly dump all the water to simulate a bacterial contamination of their water.