A spaceship approaching an asteroid at a speed of 0.62c launches a rocket forward with a speed of 0.26c relative to the spaceship. At what factor of the speed of light c is the rocket approaching the asteroid as measured by an astronaut on the asteroid?

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A spaceship approaching an asteroid at a speed of 0.62c launches a rocket forward with a speed of 0.26c relative to the spaceship. At what factor of the speed of light c is the rocket approaching the asteroid as measured by an astronaut on the asteroid? 

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