An Astronaut (in space) is outside of his spaceship, repairing it by hammering a loose rivet back
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An Astronaut (in space) is outside of his spaceship, repairing it by hammering a loose rivet back into place. What happens to him as he swings the hammer?
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a. Nothing happens: the spaceship absorbs the momentum of the hammer.
b. His center of mass moves towards the spaceship as he swings the hammer back and moves away from it as he swings the hammer forward.
c. His center of mass moves away from the spaceship as he swings the hammer back and moves toward it as he swings th hammer forward.
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