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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What was your favorite achievement that the Artemis 2 achieved?
r51 is the best!!
r51 is my favorite!
This was so interesting. I would love to hear more about moon rocks.
the moon was so cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very interesting information. I love r51.
What was your favorite achievement that the Artemis two achieved?
Nice video this week.
I love science!
I love r51!!
Amazing topic, thank you for talking about this.
if you won’t let me watch it then I won’t watch it
This live is so cool
Thank you
This was great!
Learning about the re-entry of astronauts was fascinating!
How much math goes into making the rockets go to space?
R51 is my favorite person here!
Science Live was good this week. I don’t think I have ever seen a REAL moon rock before. But I think moon rocks are cool. R51 you make me laugh SO hard!!!! 🙂
I love the R-51 mars rocks so cool😎 and I like science Live andI CANT WAIT FOR THE PROTOGÉS AND LOOK AT WHAT’S R-51 UP TO 🤫AND DR. ROGER BILLINGS HIS A REAL PROBLEM SOLVER AND COHOST PAJET MONET SHE’S A GOOD SOCIAL EMOTIONAL TEACHER doctor pajet.Monet , she is awesome like I mean , she is really awesome , but I really don’t think if the protégés will be here.
loved this episode!
This very interesting about spaces
How much math goes into makeing the rockets that go to space?
I love science live
I love rockets
I never knew how they did the moon mission until today.
It’s so interesting learning about rocks because they’re such a big part of the world.
So far my favorite episode. I appreciate all that Dr. B and his team has done to make quality education accessable around the world!
LOVE SPACE!!
Replay. Hi from missouri
I loved this science live!!
science live was great this week
I love r51
I loved learning about the semiconductor Artemis ship
I loved the rockets! Thank you for another science live.
Leaning about rockets and how they travel to the moon in over 50 years! Amazing
r51 is so funny
very cool video!
I like science Live andI CANT WAIT FOR THE PROTOGÉS AND LOOK AT WHAT’S R-51 UP TO 🤫AND DR. ROGER BILLINGS HIS A REAL PROBLEM SOLVER AND COHOST PAJET MONET SHE’S A GOOD SOCIAL EMOTIONAL TEACHER doctor pajet.Monet , she is awesome like I mean , she is really awesome , but I really don’t think if the protégés will be here.
I loved this live see you next week!😄
R-51 is awesome!
those rockets are so big and i love r51
I actually watched the artemis II launch
Very interesting about the rockets. This video is one of my favorites.
Can R51 do a full science live one night? Thank you for the moon
I imagined rockets were big, but that size really suprised me!
Comment rockets are cool to learn about
rock and science live both rule
This was really cool!
great video space is so cool to learn about
how long is the rocket?
I cant wait for the next one!
Wow today amazed me I’m impressed!
On a early video you talked about a planet of water that could support human life but it would take a very long time to get there do you think someday in the future we could get there also with dinosor sorry i missed spelled that.. anyway do you think we will find out more about it soon? anyway that’s all also i’m Emma :3
Fun day today
this the best one when i was loaded.
Me and my sibling watched the Artemis II Splashdown. It was amazing to watch. Really enjoyed this science live, r-51 and Dr. Billings are soo funny, as well as the others. Can’t wait for next week😄
I love r51 !! i love watching new science stuff everyweek !
thank you for this amazing video
Did the dinosaurs also invent hiccups? Lol
I love science live
This was amazing!
This is amazing
Thanks DrB
10/10 video
R51 is forever funny 😆
Space is cool.
loved the live!
So much information in these Science Lives.
Space is so cool!
Those moon pictures are suer cool
Checking in from Kentucky.
That was really interesting
Rockets are so cool! its crazy how far weve came in tech.
Amazing science live like always!!! Watching this episode has made me really interested in air crafts!! Thank you from Michigan!!
Why didn’t the Artemis crew land on the moon if we have better technology now than we did in the first moon landing? I thought it was so cool we got close to the moon, but it would be more amazing if we landed on the moon!
i saw artemis two launch a month ago
That’s very interesting that grasped me
I love r51 it’s so cool!!! Great video today!!!
I love science lives
I didn’t know the parachutes were that big, thanks for posting this video.
Artemis II was absolutely fantastic! Loved to see the rocket and its components!
I can’t remember if I watched this
in this video i learned about lasers.
this is so cool
cool rockets
I think that the communication laser that Artemis shot out is really cool because it can send a bunch of information all at once. I wonder how long it took to land in the water once they got pulled into Earth on Artemis? I really enjoyed learning about how we make rockets today!
How big are the rockets in real life?
Great show!
Are the protease going on a rocket to go around the moon and the Earth? R-51 I think you should pay more attention about science life maybe one day you might invent something so you got this thanks for teaching me so much about Rockets going around the Moon!
thank you very much for this I love science live
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Comment I love r-51 he’s so funny
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that rocket looked so cool I wish I owned one.
Science Live is so awesome!
I love learning about rockets they are so cool
I loved this weeks live
This was so awesome!!!!
Learning about the Artemis 2 was very interesting thankyou.
How many rockets has NASA made, how many rockets has Space X made? If one has made more than the other, what are the differences in the two that make them so different?
Good video
I love the r51 and all the cool rockets.
Artemis was so cool to watch launch, the rockets looked huge.
I always love watching science live!
Thank you dr Billings!
How can we tell if they actually made it all the way to the moon?
Roger is so cool.
I LOVED this.
is it possible to go to mars?
Hi from Montana
I wont to knowe why NASA is onely intreched in the moon and mares.
Super cool video!
When I was real young, I wanted to be an astronaut.
I enjoyed the video soooo much thank you
This is very awsome.
It was fascinating to learn about the Artemis II mission and how they communicated with lasers. I can’t wait for Artemis III to launch next year.
Science Live was great!
I love these science lives!
This lesson was really cool! I liked learning how rockets get to the moon.
Nice episode.
I loved this science live
That was awesome, I loved watching the launch and I love the whole program.
Love the moon rock,
Coming from Navada. sorry I’m late!
I love learning something new each time
Rocket launches are so cool.
I love this episode from start to end.
Loved this!
It’s cool to know at one point earth used to shoot lasers with ships to communicate that’s very amazing!
That was a great science live.😀😃😄😁😆🥲🥲🥲🤣🤣😂😂😅😅🥹☺️😇🙃
those parachutes make it look a little like an egg drop compitition, until you said they would almost cover a football field! (mabey it was really a picture of the worlds biggest alien ostrege egg drop competition?)
Great science live, they are always so interesting. I watched Artemis take off and land. Watching it take off was so cool, it gave me chill bumps.
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE!
Jeez those rockets looked huge!!
Great video!
I loved the moon rock that R51 made, he is so funny!
I loved learning about the rockets.
Who had the idea to make the the rocket?
I liked seeing the Artemis II launch, it’s amazing what humans can do if they put enough time and effort into it.
rockets are so cool!
r 51s mars rocks were so cool!
Rockets are awesome
Interesting video!!
I really love space and know so much already, but I learn even more watching science live. I cant wait for next week.❤️
How do astronauts eat food in space? I’ve seen dinosaurs fossils before! I didn’t know there was a special signal from space to Earth. What is methane? Did r 51 build that rocket?
How many rockets has NASA made, and then how many rockets has SpaceX made. If one has made more what are the diffreces between the two?
research has created the first science replica of the dinosucas that ate dinosaurs
This is really cool!
awesome vids
R 51 is so funny
you are the best
hello from sc!
I thought this week’s Science Lives episode was a rocket filled adventure. My favorite part of the Science Live was Dr. John technology spotlight. Learning about the Artemis II mission was stellar. I never knew that NASA was using laser to communicate with the astronauts in space, to share and collect data at similar times. Seeing the intuitive ways the engineers are trying to have them communicate is amazing and I wonder what else can we use this astounding invention for? I thought each segment of Science Live was space filled fun and I can’t wait for next week’s episode Mr. B!
I loved learning about the space mission
Love this show!
Amazing video!! I love Science live.
I love those pictures of the rocket
I always learn something new
Imagine being in a rocket for a couple days talk about motion sickness
Seeing the video of the astronauts on Artemis 2 was pretty cool.
I love the r51, it looks so cool! Science Live is awesome!
How cool would it be to travel to space in a rocket? They look so big!
I love learning about space
Love the science stuff this week!!!
I love Science live!
Will we have science live in summer?
Best one Yet 😄
Rockets are so interesting and fascinating. One of my favorite lives!
I like how you talked about the rocket ship that blasted off! I also liked when you talked about the sun reflecting off the moon.
I always wonder what it’s like in outer space🌌. I like the part where you just float.
I loved this episode!
can wait for artemis three
This was a good video I enjoyed the talks about space!
I love the moon rock that r51 made. so cool!
I love science live