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>>11847459
Mid 80's I'd say, the Harrier hit service in '69 after first being introduced in '67 so the avionic software to get an aerodynamically unstable vehicle to balance itself using vectored thrust was there. In some ways rockets are actually easier because you don't have to worry about hot exhaust ingestion which plagued the Harrier and was the primary reason it was notorious for stalling and slamjamming it's pilots in the last stage of landing.