Indeed its very simple. Look into the FAQ files for the Twin Paradoxon.
The moving twin coming back e.g. from Sirius needed only e.g. 4 years on his
clock.
And the distance is about 8 lys. so 16ly years in 4y shiptime gives about
avg. 4c.
But observers on earth measure that the ship has never exceeded 1c.
Its a question of where you are.

rgds Rudi

"Jean" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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My Query is quite simple........


Why can't a body simply accelerate and exceed the velocity of
light????????

Just increase the velocity by some m/s for some time to reach the C ....!