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Pardon my potential display of ignorance, but how does one steer a rocket, anyway?
by sova 10y ago
Pardon my potential display of ignorance, but how does one steer a rocket, anyway?
- kafkaesq 10y agoI wouldn't know right off, either. But you know, you could research that on your own, right? Like, look up the missile type from news reports, and work backward from there? That sort of thing?
- totalZero 10y agoThere are a lot of ways. Here are a few: 1. Steer by angling power-adjustable fins on the sides of the rocket. 2. Influence the direction of exhaust by controlling rudder vanes aft of the rocket engine. 3. Influence the direction of exhaust by changing the direction of the exhaust nozzle relative to the body of the rocket.