What is the difference between a rocket and a missile

What is the difference between a rocket and a missile

What is the difference between a rocket and a missile?

In conventional military usage, a rocket is a launch vehicle that is propelled by a rocket engine. When fitted with a warhead, rockets are unguided self-propelled, rocket -driven weapons.

A missile, which is short for guided missile in conventional military usage, is a launch vehicle that is propelled by a rocket engine and is also equipped with some form of targeting and guidance system. In the most simplistic sense, a missile is a guided rocket.  Missiles with warheads are guided, self-propelled, rocket -driven weapons.