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		elil17 on Oct 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing 787s must be rebooted every 51 days to prev... Might you not use some fuel for countermeasures during the midcourse phase?

tomatotomato37 on Oct 17, 2022 [–]

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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