Imagine that you are hovering next to a space shuttle and your buddy of equal mass who is moving a 4 km/h with respect to the ship bumps into you. If he holds onto you, how fast do you both move with respect to the ship?

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Imagine that you are hovering next to a space shuttle and your buddy of equal mass who is moving a 4 km/h with respect to the ship bumps into you. If he holds onto you, how fast do you both move with respect to the ship?

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