9. an astronaut is standing in a spacecraft parallel to its direction of motion. an observer on the earth finds that the spacecraft speed is 0.6 c and the astronaut is 1 m tall. What is the astronaut height as measured in the spacecraft?

9. an astronaut is standing in a spacecraft parallel to its direction of motion. an observer on the earth finds that the spacecraft speed is 0.6 c and the astronaut is 1 m tall. What is the astronaut height as measured in the spacecraft?

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