I would imagine they have an easier time of it since they don't have to worry about reusing the missile :) [1] More seriously, have a look at this video demons

I would imagine they have an easier time of it since they don't have to worry about reusing the missile :) [1] More seriously, have a look at this video demonstrating insulating tiles as used on the space shuttle (which is IIRC some kind of aerogel): https://youtu.be/Pp9Yax8UNoM https://youtu.be/Pp9Yax8UNoM . Modern materials science is astounding, and while probably not aerogel (as I understand it is quite fragile), I'm sure whatever system the missile uses is more than sufficient for it's expected operational life post-launch. [1] similar to this classic story about memory leaks https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20180228-00/?p=98125 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20180228-00/?p=98...