A spaceship passes a space-dock at speed 0.5 c. (A) Its length as measured by the space-dock personal is 121 m. What is its length as measured by ship's crew members aboard? (B) The space-ship reaches a planet called Theia in 9.2 days according to the time measured by the space-dock personal. What is this time interval as measured by the ship's captain? (C) Space-ship crew were playing a game on board which took them 65 min to finish one round. How long did the crew memebers take to complete one round of the game as measured by the space-dock personal?

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