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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Answer- modules don’t generally have pilots and anything will fly off you get it moving fast enough. The fins or vanes just reduce oscillations that would otherwise increase dynamic instability until the missile turns to an angle of attack that makes the relevant wind more like hitting a wall.

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