Talk:Ballistic missile

From Citizendium
Revision as of 13:28, 26 August 2024 by Mary Ash (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is a stub and thus not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
To learn how to update the categories for this article, see here. To update categories, edit the metadata template.
 Definition A guided missile which, once its engines stop firing, follows a generally parabolic path to its target, defined by momentum, aerodynamic resistance, and gravity [d] [e]
Checklist and Archives
 Workgroup categories Military, Engineering and Physics [Editors asked to check categories]
 Talk Archive none  English language variant American English

Tried to rewrite the lede a bit to clarify what a modern missile does. I used Encylopedia Britannica as a source. A modern ballistic missile does a fly a parabolic path which may or may not enter outer space. Missiles used in a war zone are an example of missiles that fly a ballistic flight path that may not enter outer space. A SCUD missile is a good example of a ballistic missile used in a specific area. I have written about some of this stuff long ago. Mary Ash (talk) 18:08, 25 August 2024 (CDT)

Loved the edits especially the lede. Thanks! Mary Ash (talk) 13:28, 26 August 2024 (CDT)