How We Make Rockets That Reach the Moon
Join Dr. Roger Billings and the Science Live team as we explore how we make rockets that reach the Moon, featuring NASA’s Artemis II mission — the first crewed return to the Moon in over 50 years!
In this lesson, discover what makes the massive SLS rocket so powerful: its giant solid rocket boosters, liquid hydrogen fuel, and the incredible engineering that lifts millions of pounds into space. You’ll also explore the advanced Orion spacecraft, the groundbreaking laser communication system that beamed HD video from 240,000 miles away, and the record-breaking 252,000-mile journey that took humans farther from Earth than ever before.
Whether you’re a budding space enthusiast, curious about the Artemis program, learning about rocket science, or dreaming of becoming an astronaut, this lesson has something for you. Perfect for students who want to understand the real engineering and technology behind sending rockets — and people — all the way to the Moon and beyond!
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I was really interested in how much work and effort really goes into rockets!
I love sience
so excited its already Wednesday so we can be here for science live and learn something really cool
hello from california
Does Roger Billings agree with the other scientist and Elon Musk that they’ll find methane on Mars to help them get back to earth?
If it is possible to go to Mars, I wonder what we will find there.
Great live this week!
Have a good night everyone!
I learned that from space the rocket sent out a laser to Earth and Earth sent back a laser as Morse code
I like this live.
How much was a fan jet?
I loved learning about the new space mission!
The history is always so interesting!
Great video this week
NASA has always baffled and intrigued me! Such a great Science Live today!
poor r51 lol
I love rockets they are so fascinating.
Comment i cant wait till next show
So cool
These are amazing videos
Pretty impressive, using lasers to send data and videos from a rocket in space, but I wonder how could we use this further in the future?
Hi from Panama
the part where area 51 came on was funny.
always wondered how long it would take to go to other planets.
Wow! Very cool!
GOOD LESSON-
r 51 is so funny and he thinks those roks wer moon roks
how long does it take to bild a rocket
I really enjoyed learning about how the rockets are made!
rockets are so cool
I want to go to the moon one day.
that was amazing
this live was so tuff
i love the episodes about the moon!!!
A project dedicated to seeing how far the moon is would be interesting to do. Also, hi R-51!
Nasa 51 brilliant
Hi from NC!!
This is a very interesting episode of science live
Hey from Georgia! So interesting
I love seeing R51 in the live, he’s funny
rockets are a crazy invention
I watched the NASA livestream when it launched and when they were heading back down to Earth.
I am from Ohio.
Wow! Thanks for sharing all this information about what can basically be called the beginning of space exploration. I really learned a lot during this session of science live!
I think 10X the distance around Earth sounds too far for the moon. I thought it was closer, since we go there all the time. Now I know its really far away.
Funny and amazing show!
I loved scienceee live its great as always!
R51 is so funny cant wait for next week
Hi Cody! R-51 is the BEST! ♥️
The new technology SpaceX came other than with is absolutely mind-blowing!
this weeks science live was so interesting!
Question: Whats does Artimies means?
I can’t wait for the moon station launch! Do you think the mars mission is going to involve the moon station
I love the planet Mars and hope to help discover a safe way for humans to travel to and from Mars!
The rocket prop at the end was actually very well done!
Honored to be among those who watched the Artemis launch.
I love the science live.
I got to watch Artemis launch on live TV. It was so cool!
What did the science officer do that was at mission control for the Artemis II mission? It was really neat to see all the pictures from the Artemis II mission also!
I love science lives!!
How much gravity does the earth have?
Wow rockets are so fascinating !!!
What did the rocket ship say to the moon idk
so interesting!
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVES!!! I LEARN SO MUCH FROM THEM !!!
Rockets are amazing!
Hello from Tennessee
I can’t wait for next week
It was great this week amazing I love talking about rockets
Will there ever be even more options for English four.
hi from tx
Glad to be here.
how do you make helium
Is Methane the same thing found in regular gasoline ?
FROM NC AND CHARLOTTE IS MY NAME
Amazing I loved the video! So informative!
I’m so excited for the science fair, and I hope to build a rocket ship that can safely transport people to mars and back.
The mixture (not a single chemical) is called ammonium perchlorate.
Mixture: Aluminum powder, HTPB (can burn like a fuel), and small amounts of additives. Your welcome!
Great science live!!!
love watching science lives
R51 would be a great astronaut
Stuff like this is always interesting to me. Thanks Acellus staff.
hello from NC
This episode was so good
Hii from delaware
Slightly late but hi from Maryland!
hey from IN
this is so interesting
I love the rocket story !
What does the propeller plane do?
Great video! Very interesting !
Another great episode those moon pictures were really cool!
Great video this week guys! See y’all next Week 🙂
We looked up the solid rocket fuel. Google says its called APCP, which stands for Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant
I always enjoy watching the science live!
could you use an electric space ship to get further beond the moon pluss you would use less fuel
My favorite part was when the video talked about the Artemis 2 rocket and the astronauts. Also, the video was interesting.
It was super cool to see the Artemis II launch!
I am really excited for future missions, I love science live!
I like the rocket ship and intresting
I love the moon I think it is so cool.
How much does bluiding one rocket cost?
I didn’t know rockets worked that way!!😃
I love science live! <3
I’m a big fan of the lives!
I think it was liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that fueled Artemis II. One of rhe astronauts is from the town I live in.
This science live was so fun to watch
it was so cool learning about rockets and how they work and even how they were designed to go to the moon
Love the Science live
Hello from Virginia
It was 3 million pounds
Hello from Montana! I enjoyed this live very much haha. I love learning about space, but how long does it take for the rocket ship to land on to the moon?
Hi from SC
I love learning about space and rockets.
I never knew how far the moon was from the Earth!
It’s very interesting how much detail has to go into everything, makes you realize that in order to accomplish anything, trial and error is something that must happen.
Brynn here. What did the astronauts use when the toilet in the rocket broke?
Just gets cooler every vid
It would be cool to travel to the moon!
Hi from Texas!
That video was amazing!! Thank you!
Hello from Texas!
so cool
Why don’t we go to the moon often?
how much does it cost for fuel to go to the moon and back… Just in fuel?
Hello from Las Vegas. I enjoyed today’s video very much I got to learn new things about the Artemis ll mission like how the parachute was as big as a football field or like how hard it was to get the live stream to continue because of the new technology system that feels almost like trying to guide a thread into a needle as far as a football field! Learning about how much of a success the Artemis ll is so inspiring because humans were able to get a man made spacecraft around the moon and back with no problems other than the toilet not working.
This one was cool this week I enjoyed it😊 and hello world
Thought the marshmallow was a moon rock haha
I live laugh love Arduino! ❤
Have an amazing night, guys!
Happy Earth Day!!
What was the issue with the bathroom? What is the maximum number of people that can fit in a rocket?
Interesting infomation
i love the science live today
That is so interesting.
Science is amazing!!
Hi, From Florida
hello from ohio
When will we be going to the moon?
I think its so cool how the rockets go to space and thst they have to have enough fuel to get to space.
What was the first ever satellite ever launched??
I believe 1958 but that just might be the first one launched by the US and also the real answer to that is whenever the moon was created
Hi from NY!
Such a cool video
HAPPY EARTH DAY
I love science live!! Also I have a question, does science live run during summertime?
Rockets are cool, neat to learn about.
Hello from Malachi in Las Vegas!
i think all this is cool
What is the best thing you ever found?
Do they plan to go on other planet ?
Can’t wait for the next live!!
This was awesome.
Hello from SC! 😀
I liked learning about the Artemis 2 .
this stuff is amazing!
I didn’t know they used lasers for transmitting data for Artemis Two or that there is a six minute blackout of communication. It is interesting that SpaceX uses methane as fuel for the rockets.
this live was so fun to watch
Great episode.
Hello from Arkansas another amazing and interesting science live!
That was cool!! 😎
Do you think that there could be aliens on the moon?
HEYY FROM NC
Hi from MT
Hi from Texas
why not go to Jupiter
hiiiiii from flordia
So cool..!
Hello from Texas! I love Science Live!
i really loved it
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hey guys. in science live I have 3 favorite is,
Inventioneering with Microcontroller
IC – Divide by 3 and,
The Amazing Arduino. I’ve noteisted, that doing acellus courses help me with real world problems in engineering class I made a zipline that was crazy. I just love what acellus does things with me. now Im in 3 grade with social studdies, math, engineering, elmerntry eloclogy. and spanish. now im 8 and geting to be a big boy. I also made lunch and 3:00 im really thankful for acellus.
HELLO FROM TEXAS >:3
I LOVE YOU GUYS
I love science
Do you think you will find different things on mars
hello from ny, i love hearing about the artemis II launch
this was a fun one!
Hiii from pa☆
that’s was cool