Suppose astronauts are paid according to the amount of time they spent traveling in space. After a long voyage traveling at a speed approaching the speed of light, would a crew member rather be paid according to (a) an earth-based clock, (b) their spacecraft's clock, (c) either clock?
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Suppose astronauts are paid according to the amount of time they spent traveling in space. After a long voyage traveling at a speed approaching the speed of light, would a crew member rather be paid according to (a) an earth-based clock, (b) their spacecraft's clock, (c) either clock?
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