How do large rockets, shuttles etc. keep their balance when launching?

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They seem to take off so slowly and I never see any kind of auxiliary propulsion near the nose to help keep things straight.

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They’re not steered from the nose. The engine nozzles can move around enough to create differential thrust to cause the rocket to tilt. The flight computers have gyroscopes on them to know which direction the rocket is pointing.

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