You see video of rockets with munitions in them like surface -to-air and plane mounted rockets and they seem to move so quick. Why do these massive rockets seem to move slow? Is it payload? Do they speed up as they reach the stratosphere?
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In addition to what others have said, they really are slower, at least acceleration wise. A missile is trying blow something up and get there as quick as possible so its target can’t dodge it so it accelerates fast. A rocket is trying to carry useful, and often fragile, cargo and/or people somewhere so it accelerates slower in order to protect its contents
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