[spoiler]hey so, that's a high G maneuver you just pulled, like in excess of what these guys can do, it's fine for the purposes of here in the dojo but just be careful of stuff like that in others.[/spoiler] They were not modified for space, in all actuality, even the planes themselves were not rated of extra-atmosphere. They had no idea a vehicle could move that fast, going from the low flight level over the city, to the upper atmosphere very quickly. The missiles tried to keep up but eventually gravity and fuel limitations meant that they detonated harmlessly.