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 love this Science live
I am so interested in rockets. Loved this science live!
I really enjoy science live today and I love learning about rockets.
My favorite part was the rocket launch.
so much good information!
The Rocket launch was so interesting to watch. Can’t wait until next week.
I love space! Thanks Pajet!!!
Great Episode!!! I was so impressed with Artemis 2’s engineering and the crew involved to make it happen!
rockets are amazing
I’m excited about the station on the moon!
I love rockets!
I love today’s episode! It was fun learning and watching the rocket ship go up to outer space! I love science!
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HI from Virgina. Learning abou the Artimus program and rockets was so cool. Watching the Artimus 2 launch was so neat.
Hello from TX
Learning about the Artimus program and rockets was so intresting.
It was really cool and I really enjoyed the space video. It was a very cool experience to see that on here. I really like it.💞
my friend told me about the artemis rocket a few days ago and i was clueless. glad i got to see and learn about it now. ^u^
Hi from virginia
I want to make a rocket!
when atlas landed in the ocean would the outside of the vessel be hot?
Hello from Henderson KY
I love this kind of stuff. I enjoyed watching the astronauts return from the moon a few weeks ago
Why didn’t they stay a lot longer this time?
i luv artemis , hi from TX 🙂
Awesome video, can’t wait for the next one.
lol so funny r-51 and his secret person 😱🤫
Main takeaway is that scientists should be a little delusional
I love science live!
thats so cool they could use the gravity to go back to earth
I enjoyed learning more about rockets.
It’s incredible how much our technology has advanced enough to make space travel much more feasible.
Makes me want to be a astronaut all over again !!!
How much fuel would it take to get to mars and back?
I like how the speaker explained how math, science and engineering together can accomplish so much.
I really liked learning about the rockets in this video! It was cool!
hello from Valdasta Georgia
If we get an Arduino in the gold store we should call it the “R-duino 51” 😁😂 comment yes if you agree.
Love this idea Cristhian! 😂
Yes!
Loved it! See ya next wednesday
Hi from South-Afrika.
Rockets are so great!
Rockets are so cool! I’m excited for next weeks episode!!😁
The fact that we can send things to space is just so fascinating! Another great watch, thank you!
It’s always so cool learning new things in Schoenberg live! See you next week!
Artemis 2 is so interesting as is space travel in general. I think that being an astronaut is the coolest job in the world!
How many reptiles are on earth.
science live is awesome!
I loved this SCIENCE Live today!
I liked learning about the rocket.
We’re is Caleb?
this was a fun video to watch
I would love to go to the moon.
I really like the idea of using oxygen and hydrogen as fuel sources, especially since oxygen is environmentally friendly
Thank you DrB
see you next time
Can we learn about enginers
I love rockets and space and the stars!
Rockets and just the talk about space is cool!
I like rockets thank you
Science live!!!!!!
Interesting Class
great episode I enjoyed it
The Artemis rocket launch was awesome to watch
I love rockets and the moon!
i love learning about this stuff
loved the video this week!
Check out a few questions:
1. If I communicate by laser, how long will it take to send data from earth to the moon?
2. When the SLS, will it land where it is predicted or anywhere on earth?
I love science live
I love the idea of artemis 3
This was awesome!
these science lives always make my day! thank you cant wait for the new one!
So glad I’m able to watch even if y’all aren’t live streaming!! Thank you for all you do to make it possible for kids to fit this in their schedule!!!
Love acellus
Another awesome vid!
Watching the Artemis II mission live was incredibly fascinating
This video was so cool
It was so cool watching the Artemis crew land in the ocean after going around the moon and back
I love science.
This was honestly one of the coolest Science Live episodes so far ! Learning about the Artemis ll mission and how the Space Launch System rocket can carry millions of pounds into space is just insane to think about. The fact that we’re actually getting closer to humans walking on the moon again after all this time feels like we’re living in history right now. Can’t wait to see what happens with Artemis lll !
Thanks for the wonderful video see you next time !
Very cool! Can’t wait for next week!
space is cool to learn about thank you for the infomation
Enjoyed this weeks video, cant wait for the next one.
R 51 is so funny
That was so much fun to watch!!!!
See you next week!
Hello from TN
rockets and space is so interesting to learn about
Coolest live ever!
thank you see you next time
Learning about the rockets was very interesting!
I love learing about space and rockets.
My great grandfather worked for NASA so many interesting stories.
Comment Love the solar eclipse pictures so cool!
It is so funny how the one person was selling moon rocks but it was not reel
That was so interesting to learn about.
The chemical in the solid rockets on the side of the boosters of the Artemis spaceship was composed of ammonium perchlorate, aluminum powder, and polybutadiene acrylonitrile.
hope science live continues for another year
Wow that was awesome! Loved learning about rockets can’t wait to see next weeks!
I think everybody love rockets, thank you for another live. Tuning in on the next one.
I’m really looking foward to the Science fair and I’m thinking about make something like a mini rocket ship.
Science live!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you see you next time!
I’m only 2 courses away from finishing off my freshman year. 🙂
Wow Kailee! 🙌 Keep up the great work!
The Artemis rocket launch was so cool, love learning about it
i love this episode so much and can’t wait to see more!
This was cool about rockets I am late on this this time
It was really cool learning more about rockets and the Artemis program!
Loved this episode can’t wait for next week.
I love science!!
I love science lives!!!
Being an astronaut requires an insane amount of trust in your equipment, These people are legends!
I love watching all of these science lives.
It was sure neat to see the real rocket meet the moon recently!
hi from kentucky
Those are some big rockets.
Love the program be what your doing to help us
The video is great
Thank you guys!
I think it would be amazing to get into a rocket and go to the moon. I’d be so scared but so excited.
It was really fun to learn about rockets!
This was great!
this is cool!
Isn’t it so awsome that they named a bright spot on the moon after one of the astrounaut’s late wives?
Thank you Acellus!
I enjoyed this episode being space related
The Artemis II was amazing!
Thnaks for another good live!
NASA did it.
Hello from Minnesota.
I liked the segment on Science Spotlight on the Artemis. I watched it on TV. Still amazed it can send real time information to earth from so high up.
I really enjoy these videos by Dr. Billings
I think space is really cool and interesting!
so excited for the science fair winner i made something myself.
Thanks for this teaching!
your vdeos are so much fun to wach
i love all your videos
I hope you live stream Acellus world and the bread making class
I enjoyed science live!!!!!!!!
I really liked learning about the rocket.
I enjoyed science live!!!!!
how do scientists figure out what dinosaurs’ skin texture was?
The Artemis launch was so cool.
I love science live
Thank you for Science Live!
I cant wait for next week video.
The relief when they make it through is intense!
I love learning about these rockets the launch was amazing
hi from georgia
I love rockets
Thank you for today’s live
Hello from Tennessee!
Hello from South Africa. Super cool!!!!
I’ve always wondered why spaceships were orange, luckily I watch science live!
i loved how they wheer talking about moon rocks i thoght that was funnny ty ssciense live
Thank you! this science live was the best!
*I love science live!!!
Very interesting. Excited!
This was awesome
hunter from Georgia. Rockets are cool to learn about.
The Artemis rocket launch was a pleasure to watch!
It was so fun learning about rockets!
Amazing video as always!!!
Greeting from Chicago, love watching science lives
Y’all make this so much fun!!!!
I enjoyed this!
Space exploration is so interesting
I want to travel to space someday!
It would be so cool to go on the moon and collect your own moon rock!!
Thanks for the Live it, was very educational.
I had a question, is it better to go to space in the winter, spring, summer or fall?
Wow! it’s interesting to learn more about rockets, I can’t get my head around it!
My dad and I are going to make some water rockets this weekend in honor of this, this is so cool!
I liked the 10 day Artemis rocket launch
Thank you for this science live!!
What a cool rocket launch