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ColorUserPro t1_jdzzmsi wrote

Reply to comment by CheeseSandwich in TIL intercontinental ballistic missiles use celestial navigation to check and correct their course (initially set using internal gyroscopes) while flying outside the Earth's atmosphere. by Captainmanic

Not to mention the canister launch platform, or the roadmap for rail-launching strategy. What a missile.

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CheeseSandwich t1_je0id7j wrote

It was a feat of engineering, but the cost was crazy. Like $400 million per missile if I remember reading correctly.

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ColorUserPro t1_je0wkjl wrote

I'd over-classify my nuclear program if I hemorrhaged money like that.

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