Why do rockets turn horizontally so soon after launch?

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hutchphd said:
Well not on purpose at least. There was a russian "proton" launch .....(they installed the gyro upside down)
Up-goer 5:
Blueprint-style drawing of three stacked rocket-like segments with a caption reading: This end should point toward the ground if you want to go to space. If it starts pointing toward space you are having a bad problem and you will not go to space today.

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