According to Relativity, Spacecraft That Can Travel Faster Than the Speed

question 11

Multiple Choice

According to relativity, spacecraft that can travel faster than the speed of light are:

• A) impossible, because nothing can travel that fast
• B) possible, but not useful since they could not contain living beings
• C) impossible, since objects that travel that fast would get shorter and squeeze out space for the astronauts to live
• D) possible, if we are clever enough with new technologies
• E) impossible, because they would require new energy sources that are not yet invented

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