Astr 1290 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 10 m long space truck needs to pass through a 9 m long scanning station to be checked for contraband. The station has doors at both ends and it is the job of the door operator to make sure that both doors are closed simultaneously (even if only for an instant) with the space truck fully inside for scanning. Assume that the doors of the scanning station can open and close instantaneously. A) Assuming the space truck moves very close the speed of light, can the truck fit inside the station fr...