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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great episode
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Space is scary, but I still think it is interesting.
that looks so fun
Thank you for the video! I love science live
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The rockets look cool.
My grandpa showed me some videos about Artemis 2! So cool!!!
I love the moon rock that r51 made. so cool!
I can never stop watching science over and over and over again.
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Artemis is so cool
This was an awesome show! I love anything to do with Space travel and the history of space travel. I was surprised that the way we communicated with the astronauts was by using lasers.
How do robots travel around the moon?
Fun episode! I love space!
Thank you for the video I loved learning about the rockets.
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This science live was so cool! The rockets are so big!
Wow, I cannot believe we put people on the moon again. What a time to be alive and see this history happen!
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The new English class sounds cool.
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It’s amazing how much science has evolved since the last moon landing!
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How are rockets made and how can they go to the moon?
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My favorite part about this video was honestly the whole thing I have always been super curious about rockets space the whole and that’s why this was one of my favorite episodes yet so happy there are likely many more to come with the new Artemis projects coming out and for Artemis 3 I hope they actually land on the moon!
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How are rockets made and how can you make it to the moon?
I loved science live this week I liked the laser data transfer and the Mission Control science officer wasn’t as good but it’s better than the parachute going faster I loved the way the ship is designed and how it works the toilet being broken is weird because I thought it would be stronger and how their getting back with gravity and r51 was nice
I love rockets and how they can get off of the ground is insane
Great Video! Love the space themes and r51
How long does it take to build the Artemis two rocket?
Can’t wait for sciencelive next week!
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Wow! I didn’t know that you could use lasers to communicate!
I love outer space
great show like always
The moon rock was very cool
Do you envision a near future where humans establish settlements and colonies on the moon?
Hello from Georgia!
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Great job
When the rocket on the news launched i thought it was AI because it was also on April Fools Day, which would make it seem more fake. This Science live was interesting though.
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The pictures were crazy I still can’t believe what i saw
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Rockets are probably one of the greatest achievement that humanity has ever made, soon we may go to Mars!
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What are we learning today.
It’s so amazing that the rockets can be that big and still get off the ground!
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Hello What do you guys think it would be like to live on other planets?
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This is so cool especially after the Artemis mission!
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Always wanted to have a pet rock!
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Thank you
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I heard on the rocket ship. There’s a little thing that takes a lot of heat.
R51 is so goofy
do the astronauts stay in that white part the entire time or can they move around the orange part of the rocket too?
Cool to think that our phones are better then the first rocket maned on the moon
The new course sounds so interesting! I’d love to learn more on it!
The Artemis 2 Sounded really successful, I hope Artemis 3 is as successful.
It is a very cool video and I really like the rocket
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I enjoyed this episode of Science Live and always look forward to it!
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Space and the technology that helps with exploring it is so coo, Thanks Dr Billings
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Thanks for having this!
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I’m interested in learning about how Artemis 3 will return humans to the lunar surface mid-2027.
what is the Artemis?
Those are beautiful pictures of the moon and earth. And we got r51 rocks!
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The earth shine on the moon was amazing.
Does space scare you?
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Hello from Tennessee!
I thought that building a rocket was interesting
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Wow, being able to cover the sight of the earth with your thumb is amazing! I wonder if that would work with a planet as big as Saturn 🧐..
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I love learning about things in space like rockets, planets, stars, so this science live was so interesting!!
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The rockets were so cool to learn about, I find space so interesting! Can’t wait for next week’s episode!
How does this launch help people get to mars?
I love really like rockets and how they are made. I think they are really cool looking!
Like always this is the highlight of my week
So cool I loved learning about rockets!
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What is the biggest rocket ever made, and what type of fuel did it use? And where was it’s destination
Cool Science Live!
Thank you for such an educational, interesting Science Live episode! I think r51 deserves more screen time though.
I enjoyed learning about the Artemis mission!
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Rockets are gigantic, it must take a lot of time to build one.
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comment that was so cool that thay sent a rocket to the moon.
Can’t wait for next weeks!!
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WOW TO THE MOON OK THATS RELY COOOL, AND FUNNY!!
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This was a great video today!
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I learned that it takes over a second for the signal to travel from the moon to earth and back or 2 seconds. I think its so awesome how they have prepared many computers to run the whole system as backup in case one fails.
Ready to learn!
I liked this weeks live so much
Wow so cool!
Im so proud of all the people in the Artemis II mission, especially the woman because in the past and even in modern times today it’s hard for women to make an impression in society.
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The Artemis 2 was amazing!
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how much gallons of dual did it take on Artemis two
Wow how cool to learn about that! science live is fun, I really need more science lives each morning!
Ty for teaching me stuff
Maya
I love the moon rock that r51 made, amazing!
This one was the best Science Live yet,
I’m always so shocked at how big rockets actually are.
Commenting from Georgia
Rockets are fascinating
I love learning about Artemis ll and their journey. The things they saw are absolutely breathtaking and mind boggling. Space fascinates me. Any high school courses on that?
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Oh poor R 51, you guys gotta let him enjoy something sometime, ok? Hmmm I wonder who the lady rock is..?
The alligator jokes were funny. This was a good video.
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Yes, it is soo amazing that a rocket went that far into space! Can’t wait to see what the future holds!
That new English class looks cool.
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This was great, I love what R51 did. I watched the launch and the landing of Artemis 2