If the crew aged just 1 year, but a total of (3978 - 1972) = 2006 years have passed on Earth, how fast was the ship travelling? Earth time 2006 gamma = ----------- = ------ = 2006 ship time 1 0.5 [ 1 ] v/c = [ --------------- ] [ 1 - 1/gamma^2 ] = 0.999 999 875 That ship must have been flying pretty darn fast!