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Boeing 787s must be rebooted every 51 days to prev...
Not typically, always. “Ballistic” in “ballistic missile” means “moving under the force of gravity only”
elil17
on Oct 17, 2022
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Might you not use some fuel for countermeasures during the midcourse phase?
tomatotomato37
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Yeah, a ballistic missile's bus still does a lot of horizontal maneuvering during the mid-course phase to actually get on target; the main boost phase is mainly just for getting it pointed in the general direction and proving verticality
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