How should Simon use the theory of relativity to describe what the astronaut must do in order to hit the button?

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The astronaut should toss the penny horizontally straight behind her as it will appear to fall in an arc because objects in an accelerating frame of reference behave in the same way as they would in a gravity field.

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How should Simon use the theory of relativity to describe what the astronaut must do in order to hit the button?

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