The Starship Enterprise Locks onto an Alien Ship (Whose Mass

Multiple Choice

The starship Enterprise locks onto an alien ship (whose mass is much greater than the Enterprise's mass) with its tractor beam (think of this as a futuristic rope) and starts to pull the alien ship toward it. Neither ship has its propulsion engines running. Which ship has greater acceleration towards the other?

A) The Enterprise
B) The alien ship
C) They both move with equal acceleration.
D) Neither ship can move because there is no friction in outer space.