A spaceship, traveling at WARP 1/2 away from the Earth, launches a shuttle moving away from the ship at c/2 (c/2 seen from the ship). Classically one expects to see the shuttle moving at c from the Earth, but relativistically what speed do we expect seen from the Earth?
A) 0.9c
B) 0.6c
C) 0.5c
D) 0.8c
E) 0.7c

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The Answer of A spaceship, traveling at WARP 1/2 away from the Earth, launches a shuttle moving away from the ship at c/2 (c/2 seen from the ship). Classically one expects to see the shuttle moving at c from the Earth, but relativistically what speed do we expect seen from the Earth?
A) 0.9c
B) 0.6c
C) 0.5c
D) 0.8c
E) 0.7c

A Spaceship, Traveling at WARP 1/2 Away from the Earth