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 wonderful video. I really did enjoy it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Thanks Acellus. Wondeful to learn about rockets!
I loved learning about rockets!
Wow another great video, I love space, y’all should do more space videos!
i agree
why did they try to go to the moon?
I Loved this episode!
hope they had a jacket
This episode was amazing i love science live rockets are so cool!!!
I loved this episode, it was so engaging! And I loved the little Star Wars reference at the start. And R-51 is back at it with his daily dose of chaos.
Rockets are awesome
Very interesting video today!
How much does the rocket itself weigh?
The Orion capsule looks really cool on the inside especially the 4 separate computers to power everything.
The 52k journey above the earth is crazy given my mom has driven the past 4 years 55k miles on her car.
I like the diagram of the trip Artemis II and the capsule took around the moon. The earth shine photo was beautiful.
We watched the Artemis II reentry the other week as a family.
The 6 sec. “dark window” on reentry would be scary for a NASA staff waiting to hear from them.
The moon docking station and orbit were neat to learn about. The reuse of landers by SpaceX, NASA, etc. is a good idea for reuse as well as the station for communication.
The accuracy of the laser radio signal (4 miles) is wild to think about given the distance from earth.
I love how they are teaching about facts about prehistoric dinosaurs that we didn’t even know.
I didn’t know NASA was still sending rockets to the moon. The take off was cool, I’ve never seen it before.
then you should watch the” nasa 360 artimas 2 launch i helped my dad make a camra hardware cooling mackanisum for those camras.
this was so cool
had so much fan watching this
Why not make the spaceship in space
Comment this was the best video ever I really did enjoy it. Thanks so much for sharing that with us.
Hi from South Carolina ☺️ 😊 🤗 🙂 💕 💓
Thank you for this! It was a great video. I loved it!
Same me to! I’m from SC.
great video
Same me to! I’m from SC too>
Great video, it was super cool to hear about the mission to space, sounds super exiting, can’t wait for next week’s video 🙂
tell me more
What about the rocket
Rockets are very fascinating. Thanks again for a fun science live!
Hello from nj 🙂
Wow I learned a lot of Artemis II in this video along with how rockets worked and the benefits of solid and liquid fuel!
The moon has always fascinated me. Great Live!!!!!!
It would be fun to go to the moon.
science live is so cool
Why have we not been able to go to Mars? Is it over 500,000 miles away or does it have a different gravity than earth?
I loved this video especially!! I saw the Artemis Rocket when I went on a trip!!
lucky
i also saw the luantch from near the base.
I love rockets.
One of the best episodes!!
Love watching these! They always get more interesting!
I don’t like crocodiles
why use lasers aren’t there other ways to send transmitions.
Listening from South Carolina
Would it technically be possible to live in a spaceship provided you get shipments of food and water?
The concept of space is so terrifying because what if something went wrong and whoever was up there endlessly floats away into the abyss of space. That’s one of the many things that keeps me up at night. Anyway, Have a great day!
That crocodile is crazy.
A flying saucer!!!
the moon is very big?
Rockets are so cool!
Science live is so cool.
Why are some people saying the Artemis II mission is fake?
i think it was becuase the vidio was only doing the inside of the ship
@Willard, you are right!
its interesting how fast rockets are developing
I loved this weeks science live! I can’t wait for next week!
I loved this episode even more than the last!
PS try looking it up on google or nasa’s website
Look forward to these every week
Love the video
I really enjoy the rockets.
Thank you Science Live for teaching us about the moon and rockets. Space is amazing and I can’t wait for more in the future!
That crocodile is scary!💀
I don’t think would want to go to the moon.
The biggest rocket that Nassa has sent astronauts to space in looks so cool and big.
How long will it be until another mission is started?
next lantch: 1-3 year next misson: ?
It’s really cool that we use lasers to communicate in space now.
Love the video!
it’s always exciting to learn all kinds of projects with Dr. Billings, thank you
I love watching all of these science lives
rockets are amazing
I love this great episode
I want to buy a mars rock!
Thank you for a wonderful episode! I’m so excited to see next week’s episode! Have a great week! 🙂
This is very interesting. I love rockets!
It’s awesome knowing we’ll be living during the return to the moon!
Science live is awesome!
Very interesting 🎊
So cool!
Will NASA put a unmanned lander on mars before people land there?
Rockets are so cool.
I like today’s subject!👏
why are we trying to get to the the moon, did we not already do that in the 1800s?
Dr. Billings, are we planning to set up a colony on the moon too as we are working to get to Mars? The moon may have resources that may unlock the potential to get to Mars.
Thank you.
I learned so much from this live!!
Good video once again
Dr. Tobias, wow, the Artemis II mission was amazing! But I’m curious…why did the heat cause a 6-minute blackout?
plasma. look it up on google or nasa’s website
I love the moon, space is so cool!
Yk I thought this week was really interesting!
Dr. John, I didn’t realize they had that much room in the spacecraft. I thought they were mostly confined to seats.
Thank you
Thank you for the video
Rockets are so cool!!!
I love science live
I loved this great episode
greetings from new york
Dr. Billings, could you tell this to R51? “I’m sorry to disappoint you, R51, but the moon is not going to be your future home.” 😂
How are rockets made to reach the moon?
thank you …
cant wait for next week!
This makes me want to dance it is so interesting
This science live was so cool.
Dr. Tobias, those pictures from Artemis II were just breathtaking! Thank you for showing them to us!
This science live is probably one of my favorites, I am really into space and such, I love watching all the launches with my family and I can’t wait until we make it back to the moon!
Love these. Keep it up!
It is so cool to know all the work that goes into going to the moon.
Dr. John, that spinning looks so much fun! I want to go to space! 🤣
I wonder how far humanity will go beyond our atmosphere!
How much fuel does it take to get to the moon and back?
loving tuning in!!!
thats very interesting
Thank you, the rocket launch was incredible . I learned about Artimus 2. I’m in Costa Rica right now living around Crocodiles.
I love space 😀
Thank you so much!
I loved this science live. also in the student resources we have the option to ask a question. And when I do no one ever answers. So why is that even there? and sometimes my textbook will be stuck on a lesson that was multiple units ago, so I can’t take notes. Just wanted to put that out there. anyone else experience this?
Thanks for reaching out, Leilani! If you’re experiencing technical difficulties, please have a parent or guardian contact the Acellus Support Team and they’ll get it sorted out for you! 😊
I know EXACTLY what you mean.
I do.
When I need help on a certain math equation it doesn’t answer.
I only helps when I get it wrong for the last try and i am already on the next problem.
I enjoyed watching this live!
so excited
Wow this is so cool I never knew there’s an earth shine like the moon.
science live is cool i love you dr rb and drp
Great to see this, As we just saw the Artemis earlier this month.
same here
Artemis rocket launch was so cool to see.
The 🚀 rocket was fast when it went around the moon 🌙
How long does it take for the message be sent
Thank you!
Super interesting!!!
This video inspired me to be an astronaut .
Can you make a airplane go to the moon?🌕🤔
Hi from NC!
Thank you for today’s science Live, I enjoyed it
Nice Video and thanks!
I think moon rocks segment was funny. The rocket launch the the facts about what it would take to get to Mars was interesting.
I love science live!!
Rockets are super cool and super fast!!
learning about the rocket is so interesting!
This video was fun!.
Comment Rockets are fascinating !
loved this live🤩
I wonder what the orange insulator around the rocket was made of.
This was so interesting!
This was a cool Science Live!
Now I want to be an astronaut!!🌕🌕🌕🌕
*Such an amazing episode!!! So much interesting info! I love that I learn something new every time I watch! Thanks for making these episodes for us:) Mars, rockets, so cool!!!
How long would it take for a rocket like that to reach Mars?
8 months
science live is so cool
I loved watching this. Must of been a lot more work then you explained because you can put what you want on T.V, but only so much a happen in real life that you do. See y’all next week!
We have been learning about space recently so this was fun to watch!
great show
that is a massive rocket and congrats to NASA. That is unbelievable. Great job Tobias.
Watching Artemis 2 was so interesting. I’m really gald they came back to Earth safely.
Hi from hot winter
Exciting! I love rockets
cant wait to see the science projects!!!!
I enjoy learning about rockets!
i liked that rocket it was huge!
I love learning about the Artemis missions! My mom actually is coding for Artemis 3!
its so cool to be witnessing history right now with a second moon landing !
Really enjoyed learning about the recent events of the astronauts traveling to space. Alson I can’t wait to be in Mrs. Gibsons class. I think it’s going to be wonderful to be her student.
I would love to go to space one day!!
So far my favorite episode of them ALL!!! Thank you Acellus!!!
Wow thank you
I love science.
lol I love watching science live
this was a really nice week of acellus!
SO COOL!!!!!!
I love science live 🙂 yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO COOL!!!
I like R51 he is funny.
that is cool how that works
I actually was able to see Artemis launch live, not on television but in person. It was amazing!
Where was the proteges? And love seeing dinosaurs. Would love to see more. It must be so cool to be in space. I try to google your question, was it polybutadiene acrylonitrile?
I love the space, I’m learning so much about it. It’s so exciting!!!
This is amazing!
I loved this live it was nice to watch I love acellus
thank you so much for this lesson see you next time!!
The boosters use a solid propellant known as Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant
The Artemis rocket and crew is amazing! Great topic for Science Live.
Science live is so cool
My brother is doing a rocket club
It is a big thing help the nasa
I love r51
Hi from Idaho
English College prep seems like a very interesting and practical class. As someone who will be furthering their education beyond high school this class is just what I need to make sure I am prepared and acclimated to a new level of learning. Thank you Acellus, see you next week!
Always an entertaining episode! Science Live is awesome!
Thank you for everything Science Live! I really loved this weeks’ video!
Yay! Science Live.