Consider a Spacecraft That Travels Round-Trip to the Zeta Reticuli

question 45

Multiple Choice

Consider a spacecraft that travels round-trip to the zeta reticuli star system (distance 39.5 light-years) at 99% of the speed of light. If the round-trip travel time as measured from Earth is 79.8 years, how much time would pass for passengers on the spacecraft?

• A) 39.9 years
• B) 79.8 years
• C) 22.6 years
• D) 11.3 years

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