Terminal guidance

Alright kiddo, so you know how when grown-ups drive a car, they use a GPS to help them find where they need to go? Well, when rockets or missiles are sent into space, they also need some help to get where they need to go, and this is called terminal guidance.

Terminal guidance is a system that helps rockets or missiles find their target or destination once they are close to it. Think of it like a special compass that guides the rocket or missile exactly where it needs to go. This system can use different methods to guide the rocket or missile, like sensors that track the target or landmarks on the ground to help the rocket know where it is.

Now, let's say we have a missile that needs to hit a specific building. Terminal guidance helps the missile move towards the building and hit it accurately, without hitting anything else around it. It's like playing a game of darts and trying to hit the bullseye every time.

This system is very important because it helps prevent the missile from causing any unintended damage to other objects or people. It's like using a magnifying glass to focus sunlight on a specific spot so it can burn something, without burning anything else around it.

So, terminal guidance is like a special tool that helps guide rockets or missiles accurately to their target, without harming anything else around it.