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Suppose you are in the Space Shuttle in orbit around Earth at a speed of 7 km/s, and at some particular time your direction of travel is straight toward the Sun. The speed of light in a vacuum is 300,000 km/s. What speed will you measure for the light from the Sun?


A) 300,000 km/s
B) 300,014 km/s because your speed is added to that of the light and relativistic contraction has shortened your reference meter sticks
C) 299,993 km/s because relativistic contraction has shortened all distances, including your reference meter sticks
D) 300,007 km/s because your speed is added to that of the light

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