Why do missiles have fins, while modern space rockets don’t?

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Why do missiles have fins, while modern space rockets don’t?

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JFC… how can so many people be wrong?!

Rockets still have control surfaces. They’re called grid fins and they’re right near the top of the rocket. These perform the same function as fins on a missile but in a different way. The reason a rockets doesn’t have fins at the base is because the base is the booster and it it jettisoned almost immediately.

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