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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This was a great episode!!
Rockets are such a cool topic. Space travel in general is very interesting.
I love Science live.
such a cool video! I love learning about space and the moon.
Super cool! I love space
thank you
Hi from Las Vegas, NV! Learning about rockets is fun. Thank you for another great Science Live!
great life I love learning new things
R51 is the best rocket engineer
I got to watch the Artemis II launch on a livestream, so it was very cool to learn how they launch
see you next time!!!
thank u for another great lesson
R-51 is so funny. I always enjoy watching area 51
great science lives!
I cant wait to learn all about making rockets!
When was the first ever rocket made and by who?
space and rockets fascinate me so much!!
So what did the skeleton of the crocodile look like?
I think the fact that this school has its own weekly episodes explaining science and stuff is really unique and interesting!
Artemis 2 You’re so exciting because we haven’t sent people to Space let alone the moon in a very long time. Great episode!
See you next Wednesday
Great video this week, can’t wait for next week!!! 👏👏
Thanks! I really liked the video also where do rockets land and what happened to the rockets with planes on the front
This is so cool
Great live i loved it
so excited for next time
cool video about rockets today
Great live today!
Learning about rockets is so cool!
Thanks! cant wait for next week
The last part of the science live was hilarious
Me and my family actually watched it launch
Science live is so interesting. I love learning the new things in it!
Very nice video
Rockets are so cool
I never thought of how to build a rocket-ship, this is so cool
I forgot to comment to show I was here, it’s very interesting what they talk about on here though, I’m glad my dad signed me up for this.
Comment Wow rockets are really cool!
I’d love to know anything about rockets! I love Science.
Hey I’m excited for the everyone’s project on the science fair.
I was waiting to see a science live about rockets!
Great video!!! Thank you!!!
Its very interesting how they made a rocket reach the moon before they made hovering car.
This was another great video! Thank you!!!
I always love learning more about space, thank you!
Awesome live video this week!!!
Loved this episode! I am striving to be a F-16 Air Force Fighter Pilot. So nice to see aviation and planes!
That’s awesome JP! Can’t wait to see you earn your wings.
The Artemis rocket is so interesting!
rockets are cool, we’re really just able to travel to the moon
I LOVED TODAYS SCIENCE LIVE!!! see you next time from wyo
Thank you! Cant wait for the next!
I’ve learned so much from science live!!
When they go to the moon do they collect moon rock and study it if so how long is the process of analysis ?
Hello from Ohio!
Thank you for the video! it was very fun to watch I’m excited to see what’s next
That rocket was really cool, Good job Acellus team!
I really enjoyed the rocket part.
Do rockets and space ships have the same meaning.
Great lesson I love science live!
The rockets were very interesting!!!
Thank you!
thank u all i learnd so much
todays live was very funny
I love science
the rocket is so big and so cool
this is. great
Thanks for the great episode guys!!!
Thank you very much for these videos,.
thank you great lesson
thank you!! See you next thursday!!
I love science live it’s so interesting and fun to learn different things and perspectives about science.
I have learnt alot…thank you
This was a very interesting one would like to know more
What an entertaing live!!
This one was cool
Space travel is so cool!
Learning about rockets is so cool!
Cool video
Seeing the recent space news going around has really brought me back to learning more about space and how we get there. Loved learning about one of those ways today.
Still love these videos.
THANK YOU !!
hi from cali
Good morning! I’ve missed this!
watching the Artemis roket launch was my favorite part of the science live.
It was so cool to learn about the Artemis rocket launch.
Awesome live. Thanks!
Thank you
very interesting live tonight
good video
I loved this
I love the Moon missions, and I love that we were able to hear about Artemis mission today on science live!
I can’t wait for next week
Hi from Texas
I wanna be an astronaut😭
Sorry for being late, I loved the live this week
Go go go to the moon
This was a great one! I love it!
I’m wondering why did you want to create a space rocket and come to the Moon? Are we going to live at a Moon in the future? I’m really curious
i love science live sm esp class updates
That rocket launch was so awesome sauce to watch! :3
I am excired about Artemis mission.
Rockets are really cool
Rockets are awesome!! Great episode!
can not wait for the next one
Great video from texas
Acellus is awesome. I love science live, it’s full of great information
It’s crazy how many things need to work together perfectly to successfully pull this off
I love how this video talked about the information behind astronauts and rockets.
Prepare for Artemis 3. [Next Moon landing]
Artemis 3 about to be very exciting soon in the future.
Artemis 3 gonna be another exciting event to watch soon in the future.
Science Live today was very fun and interesting to watch learning about Artemis 2 launch and hearing about an upcoming Artemis 3 soon in the future that’s really gonna be exciting hopefully they visit the moon once again and take more photos of it including Earth.
I loved this video!
space missions are always interesting
Did you know that out of all the Apollo missions only one had a scientist. This mission was Apollo 17.
Such cool stuff humans can do, space and rockets are super cool
cool epidode
Its pretty interesting to learn that it takes a whole second or two to transfer a conversation through phone from the earth to the moon
thank you for science live
great video!
Why was Artemis 2 the only Artemis that had people on it. This science live was amazing, me my mom,brother, and sister watched this weeks science live.
Good live keep them coming!
see you next week!
amazing episode!!
Really enjoyed this one, excited for the next!
Thanks for the live tonight
I always enjoy learning about space it’s so cool!
im glad there hasnt been any ai ive noticed so far in the past few science lives since they always irked me every time i saw them
Thank youuu! Loved thiss episode
Loved todays episode !!
Lets go to the moon!!
love this video it’s so cool
Thank you I will be back for the next video!!
I think science live is very interesting!
Amazing live!
It was especially interesting learning about this as we just sent astronauts to the moon!
I really liked the moon rock talk that was really interesting i loved this live
I’d love to see an episode about Area 51 alone!
wow excellent live as always!
From texas
Love it.
Great episode
I love space and figuring out how things work in general so this was pretty interesting to listen to!
loved this science live!
I cant wait to graduate thank you
Cool beans
Thank you for your fun videos
Rockets are so interesting to learn about!!
I love watching live science videos, I learn a lot.
Howdy! Checking in from Dallas, TX
I love learning about rockets and the moon!
such a cool video can’t wait for the next one
Thank you!
Had a good time watching.
It was okay but I wasn’t interested.
Thanks so for much for the show! I really liked it!
Does the fuel emissions from the rocket affect the moon?
Learning about rockets is always interesting!
cool science video
What type of CPU is on the Artemis’ computers? Is it the top of the line consumer market product; or is it much more versatile and powerful than the consumer market?
Hi from NM
Hello from Bentonville Ark, the Artemis rocket launch was so cool to watch!!!
I like today’s lesson
Ooo, love space talk! I have so many questions about space. Would it hurt to touch or hold a star if you could? How much fuel can they put in a space ship and how much will you have left after the trip home? How do they make space suits so perfectly that they keep us safe in space?
thank you! see you next time!!:)))))
Awesome! Thanks
love this rockets
are so cool
I like this video its very interesting and im excited to see this years science fair projects.
I love science live!!! I can’t wait for next weeks!!!
Watching from Illinois!
Wow these are so nice!
GREAT LIVE!
I wonder how the Artemis rockets in the future will be different from the current rockets?
Great video today looking forward to next week
Thank you for this amazing episode
I LOVE ACELLUS!!