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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It’s amazing that the rockets were as long as a football field. Also, I never knew that Musk was using different fuel than hydrogen and focused on Mars and returning from it.
It’s so cool!
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Its amazing how humans far from space could even make it to mars
Rockets are so cool
wow! I’m so excited for this live today!
Hi from SC!
Same here!😜
I love science live!
Science lives make learning fun!
Hi! this is Emma! and i can’t wait to see how they made rockets reach the Moon!!!
rockets are so cool to think about
the fuel was something called pban
Thanks for science live!
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This video really helped me understand how hard the work is for these engineers and see what they have to struggle with for all the months making and designing the rocket thank you for helping.
Seeing the control room is so cool!
The video was fantastic and learning bout rockets. It makes science more fun
I enjoyed learning about the Artemis II launch!!
Hello from Texas!
Loved learning about Artemis II
Lady Pajet’s intros are so funny.
Rocket ships are awesome
Really nice video today!
i liked watching the live today
science live is so amazing!
The r51 rocket performed was good
super interesting video!! Hi from Moscow haha waiting for next week
It’s surprising how something so large and heavy can go to space.
Can I watch science live in person in Edmond
it’s so amazing how humans so far from the moon have been able to go to the moon and mars!
i wonder if we’ll walk on the moon again in my lifetime
Coming from tennessee
How big is the Deinosuchus replica skeleton that the researchers at Columbus State University discovered?
how much fuel do we need to go to the moon
did they go on the moon?
Its cool how the first ever rocket landed on the moon this year.
We’ve already landed on the moon before
They didnt land either they just went around it…
Accelus makes learning fun!
from Larado, Texas. It’s so cool that Dr. B did this for us all. I love Acellus, thank you for this science live!!
I sadly did not watch the artimis 2 launch, but i did see the part with the Nutella floating through the air and i laughed so hard🤣. Also we love you Dr. B your amazing!🫶 god bless you!🙏☺️
yes god bless ever one 🙂
I never knew this stuff until now! I love science!
Wow, rockets are so cool !
How long does it take for a Rocket ship to land on the moon !
I’ve always wondered how rocket ships work and what those orange things on them did
this vid was really cool i loved this one i cant wait for the next
I Liked learning about Artemis rocket. So cool.
seeing the control room is so cool!
Here from Savannah
that’s so cool
I enjoyed watching the Artemis II rocket launch!
rocks are so cool great episode p.s. rocks help the earth in so many ways so i loved watching this
That was awesome, I hope the next one is just as good.
This video was super cool and educational!
I’ve always wondered how we got rockets to reach the moon, especially back then, a part of me always thought it was just fake. However this video is interesting and shows me that it is possible!!!
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Hello from North Dakota the part about the rockets was cool
I’m glad that you talked about the Artemis ll mission.
such a fun live today!
excited to learn more from science live this week!
the moon and space are so cool!
That is so incredible how the astronauts saw a solar eclipse from the moon! Thank you for making this episode on rockets!
Did you know that the eclipse was actually an accident? It just happened to line up like that while they were floating through space.
I enjoyed watching the Artemis II launch!
now I want to go to the moon
Im amazed that they were able to get up into space safely. That’s wonderfull.
I loved watching the Artemis ll launch! Can wait for next weeks live.
Imagine seeing a solar eclipse up close. That would be stupendous!
it is episode 307 I can not believe that it is episode 307 that is so cool that ut us episode 307.
This science live was great. I love space!
Can’t wait to see more!
I loved that Artemis ll rocket launch I was so cool!
I love science live!!
This was awesome to learn about, and we got more of understanding of what Artemis II went through and experinced!
Very cool and interesting!
We are living in the future!!!
Science Live is great! Learn something new everytime, keep up the good work!
Didn’t expect to learn rockets this Science Live, it was cool though!
NIce science live cant wait for the next one !
I cant wait for NASA to have another space mission!!
That rocket was really cool.
so did you discover hydrogen
Loved the Artemis II launch! Was just talking today with my grandma about how she saw the moon landing growing up so I had to show her this video too!
Wow!! This is a awesome live!!!!
I liked learning about the Artemis mission today
Watching science live has helped influence me to want to pursue a career in a related field in science or math thank you Dr. Billings and staff!!
That’s amazing Frankie! We can’t wait to see what you’ll do! 🔬🧮
Maybe NASA will actually proved that they landed on the moon next time.
One of the Best yet!
i learned that you can eat in space and not feel sick
How to land a rocket ship on the moon
I did not know that Artemis 2 had a new way to communicate with Earth by shooting lasers to one another.
I have a family member who helped create certain spacecraft for NASA. It’s always interesting to see how they build them, and the blueprints they draw out to help. Love from Texas!!
Great video, by the way do you guys have video footage of going around the moon?
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me too it is sooo cool
What amazing science!
I didn’t get to watch the artamis launch but this was very interesting to learn about
Another awesome episode of Science Live! I loved hearing abou the the Artemis!
Science live is aswome! I want to do it multiple times a weeeeeeeekkk!!! The rocket was amazziinngg!!!!!! 🙂 😉 “) heart
That was a really cool Science Live!
That was very fun and interesting to watch! I learned lots of new facts to tell my friends and family!
i would love to go to the moon
Amazing episode! Thank you Acellus team!
this is an amazing video. I learned so much and I’m looking forward to more videos.
Hiya! my question/comment is the company/researchers that are working on the giant crocodile the same people who brought back the wooly mouse and dire wolfs?
wow six million pounds is a lot for a rocket
I hate science live
When the Sun’s light reflected off of the Earth onto the moon I thought that was so cool! Even if it wasn’t in person. I loved this science live!
Loved science live!
I love acellus!
Absolutely loved this episode!
Always look forward to seeing these every week!!
The Artemis II launch was really cool to see!!
This is great!
Watching the launch was so interesting!! I have never watched anything as cool as that!!
Thank you for all the Artemis II science information!
Wow!!! That is so cool! I love watching these lives.
i never knew rocket fuel was very cold
Also the rocket rocks byeeeeee
Its cool to be able to talk about such advanced technology!
I love rockets and I also love how there are so many difrent space, and rooms in the space ship.
I like rockets
I love area 51.
I love science live with Dr billings
how many times did you guys fail to to launched the the artemisia ll rocket until it was successfully launched.
that rocket was sooooo cool! this episode was great!
I’m really excited that this week’s lesson is on the rockets that go to the moon. Dr. John said that they used the gigabit ethernet that we have been talking about on Science Live in the Artemis mission. Tobias talked about the moon station that eventually will be in the moon’s orbit. Astronauts will fly there and then take a lander down to the moon. It was awesome to listen to this Science Live all about going to the moon. I really hope we will have more episodes like this one!
its crazy how space has no gravitational pull
Thank you so much for doing this I love you guys so much tell Mr Roger’s that I love him as my math teacher and I already finished science class for the year and today I am going to finish math so that f I don’t have mark Roger’s i will be sad any way have a good day byeeeeeeeeeeeeee✋🏼🫶🏽😄😃✌🏼🩰
rockets are so cool
Have there ever been all electric rockets?
the dinosor thing is really cool and interesting
SO COOL I LIKE THIS:D.
Wow! Science is so cool!
Comment The Artemis rocket launch was so cool!
I can’t believe that I am going to watch huanity be an interstellar spices when we build a conly on the Moon!
Pretty cool.
hello I love looking at the moon it is so pretty
this episode was fire!
We had so much fun watching all the coverage of Artemis 2!
how did the lazer have so much accuracy
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wow I loved this science live this is my favorite one so far can’t wait for next week!
What other topics are going to be talked about in the new Acellus coruse?
this is what i found when i looked up what the sold fuel was. “These boosters used solid propellant (a mixture of ammonium perchlorate oxidizer and aluminum fuel) to provide the initial high thrust needed to lift the rocket off the pad and through the dense lower atmosphere” PS i watched the artimas 2 launch from the launch site.
I love science!
Wait, do the science fair projects have to be submitted before the 29th happens, or before it is over? I’ve had due dates work both ways…
and by the way add to the acellus gold store a d.i.y-simple-to-build-easy-to-learn-plus-video-guide-lot-of-pcs-bunch-of-combos rocket kit that you can launch in to the sky and can be easy to make even if you’re 6 or 7 or even 11!!!
This was a awesome class this week! Can’t wait till next week.
Didn’t know rockets were so interesting! GREAT to learn about them today
Comment Wow! so cool!
Imagine how scared I would be if I was in the control room in those six minutes.
Science is the best!
How much money does that take to lift the rocket of the ground?
These last few videos have been especially interesting.
Artemis 2 is an incredible achievement
Wow! I did not realize how heavy rockets are. Super cool!
I can’t wait for the next one!
Flying saucer made me laugh so much.😂
i liked the live learning about How We Make Rockets That Reach the Moon
A 10 day trip to space sounds awesome 🤩
Amazing video cant wait for next weeks!!
rockets are cool
How We Make Rockets That Reach the Moon
this is so cool!
hi from tx
this was amaizing!
When are thay gowing to mars.
I like the rocket ships
I’m just imagining being in that room waiting for the astronauts to respond and when they do just being filled with joy that the mission has been completed, and we had succeeded everything that we had worked towards.
love this episode
Im gonna build a R52 Rocket it will go to Mars
That was awsome!
how were they using lasers to communicate?
The Artemis missions are so cool!,
I bet those astronauts were bored(;Haha
How do you enter the Science Fair? I looked on my acount, but I did not see it.
The Artemis ll is really neat.
@Birdie, you go to Acellus.com and click the Science Fair tab. It isn’t in the student account; it’s on the website. 🙂
very intresting lesson today! loved it
Hello from Tennessee
Hi from NC! The Artemis II launch was so interesting, this video made it make so much more sense!
This was super cool now I learned how rockets reach the moon!
Space was always such a fascinating topic!
I love the rockets
Howdy FROM TEXAS 🤠
I loved this episode! I had no idea more moon missions were scheduled and hopefully we can step foot on the moon by 2028 like you mentioned! Also, it was neat to learn more details about Artemis II from Tobias. I’m looking forward to next weeks episode!
Great video this week
Hello from KY!