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I'll go look at the relativistic rocket! I appreciate the help! It's definitely not the easiest class I've ever taken. There's a lot of learning on my own. I had some physics in high school, but this is my intro to physics as a major in University. It seems like this program is going to be...

It is looking for measurements from a stationary observer I believe.

Homework Statement The closest star system is about 4.3 light years away from Earth. A spacetug is able to move a cargo ship at a constant force of g=9.8N/kg times the mass of the cargo ship for many years. Starting from rest, speed up the cargo ship until you're halfway to the nearest stars...