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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best thing ever!!!
This science live was very interesting and fun with all of the rockets!
Interesting.
It was so cool hearing about Artemis II !! Great video!
I’m in love with r-51’s mars rocks along with his memorial rocks. I may need to go buy them from him personally.
wowwww this is awesome
My dream is to go to the moon. That’s what I would like to do in my life. Thank you science live!
very interesting
to see how rockets work
Wow! Rocket ships are cool!
Rockets are really cool
I want to go to the moon one day.
Great episode. Loved to learn about the Artemis II Also R51 was hilarious today. So fun to watch him.
Learning about solid fuel was interesting.
I think the new English course looks really interesting. I definitely want to take it at some point.
thank you for that
I wonder what Mars would be like
This was so fun to watch! I learned so much from this episode.
It would be so cool to go to space
What happened to the protégés?
thank you for making learning fun
Haha I love the r 50 1 it was so funny when we tried to sell the space rocks but my favorite part was when r50 1 blasted off and she took flight
The R 51 is so funny it had me laughing Those alien. Rocks were so cute are 51 rock Don’t get me started on that one.
Did anyone mentor Thomas Edison?
loved the live!
The moon is interesting!
this is my first video I’ve ever watched of science live and I love it
That’s so cool
this was amazing continue the hard work
Loved it today guys! I really like space
This science live has changed my perspective on rockets in a positive way. I never knew how interesting they were to learn about!
Space is very interesting
great live i cant wait for the next one
I love space pludo is my fav along with neptune
This was very interesting, thank you!
I think space is awesome and I loved this science live!
Loved this episode!!! I cant wait for the next!
I loved Learning about the rockets! Great science live
Rocket science is so cool! I want to go to the moon!
Fun to get to space but it was so slow!
Very interesting topic today. The science of propelling objects into space is fascinating.
Rockets interest me so much! I love science live! Space can scare me sometimes, but it also is so interesting to see and learn about!
did r51 live on the moon and come down to earth?
Mars??? Why go to mars? how about we go to planet Pajet???
Rockets are so cool! Love science live!
I like science live videos
You cant aim right at the moon. Cool live.
I want to go to the moon one day!
What planet could we land on next after the Moon or Mars?
Loved learning about the moon!
i want to go to space so bad now and live on mars
Loved this weeks live sooooo funny.
I think it would be so funn to go visit space.
I love the idea of going to see new planets with living animals, but first I bet we’ve got to go to mars. So see you on my last day of science live ( best program ever) who knows what I’ll hear on my last day! have a great day and thank you for discussing -and the others- about the latest travel to the moon!
What was the longest science live you’ve done?
it would be nice to see the planet
i like to look at the moon. Rockets are cool.
Great episode that was relevant to current events.
do you think one day we’ll live one mars
This sciencelive was very interesting and fun to watch!
This video was so interesting!
Cool stuff!
I enjoyed the video and the facts about Artemis 2. Thank You.
So cool!
It’s so interesting how people have gone into space and been on the moon. It’s always been one of my biggest dreams to learn more about space and stars.
i love science lives.!
The inside of the spaceship looks cool.
Rocket science and space has always interested me.
I learned that Elon Musk does not use hydrogen for his rockets.
What is a Deinosuchus?
I loved learning about the rockets and how the fuel worked, I had a lot of fun watching this weeks video. Thank you so much for making them, I look forward to next Wednesday.
I would love to go to space.
How do you get a rocket that is 6 million tons into space it feels impossible to do and i wonder how much fuel was used for the boosters because to have a booster lifting with 8 million tons of force its pretty mind blowing
Rocket science is so cool
So awesome to have this lesson, at this time.
Science Live is so cool!
If we ever do live on mars, it wouldn’t be within this millennium. It very well could be in the 23rd century or even past that from how hard it is to get on mars at the time.
that is cool
Awesome Presentation!
tysm for showing me this
I actually saw the Artemis II launch at Kennedy Space Center, it was incredible to watch.
R51 is so funny!
R 51 is so funny and the joke was kinda funny this science live video was interesting it’s cool how you showed us the rockets they looked awesome and ty for making a video about rockets reacheing the moon I liked this video
Fun episode, I’d like to visit space!
Amazing video, I always love all the cool facts!!!!
Ironically i’m writing a story game about spaceships and astronauts! great episode
I also want to go to space
I liked learning about Artemis and how big the parachute was!
Hello! This Science Live video was very inspiring. It made me decide to do some of my own experiments, and discover new things. 🙂
Seeing the Earth and the Moon from that far away must have been absolutely amazing.
Wow! The astronauts were going REALLY fast when they came back to Earth!
I love learning stuff about space!
Watching these is always so fun!
I learned that all three of the parachutes will take up almost the length of a football field.
The idea of space is cool and scary
Why was Pajet an astronaut?
The rockets looked so cool
rocket’s are so cool to learn about
If you could go to any planet, what planet would you go to? (I personally would go to Pandora. Yes, Ik it technically does not exist. But let me live.)
those rockets were so cool
Science alive is amazing
Will they make rockets larger for more gear to fit in the rocket or smaller so the rocket is lighter for more gas in it later on ?
I love space and i wanna go visit the moon and the earths atmosphere
thats so cool
I like your video’s<3
this video is spo cool now I want to go to space!
This video was very interesting!!!
Pajet went to the 50th century🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
I liked this episode
thank you for making learning fun!
Watching history take place right in front of my eyes is so amazing! I can’t wait to see what happens in the next several years with trips to space! Working for NASA would be so amazing!
Where was the Artemis II launch ????
I like the Artemis information. I like learning about the rockets. R51 is funny with his moon rocks.
A great live this week
since water exists outside of earth does that mean life exists outside of earth?
Watching the Artemis II launch was almost surreal! How insane is it that we’ve managed to invent something like rockets and means for space exploration? I love learning about this stuff, and I’m looking forward to future lives!
I loved hearing about the astronots!
I love these videos, can’t wait for next week!
with the current technology we have could we make a moon base?
I loved learning about rochets I think space is beautiful
I love Acellus!!!!
great as always
I want to go to the moon someday
this is my favorite live so far i would love to go to space some day
Another amazing episode, I loved learning all about the rockets!
wow space!
I really enjoyed todays live! I wanna go to mars one day!
It’s so cool to learn about rockets.
this is my favorite live so far i would love to go to space
What another nice vid thank you science live🤩!
I loved that rocket that r51 made.
The moon thing made me feel silly🤪
(‾◡◝) thanks again
i want to go to the moon!!!
This was super cool! Science Live is always so fun 😀
Rockets are really cool, great episode
this is the best science live episode ever 🙂
There are so many cool things in space!!! i NEED TO GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
it was a very good video
the moon is very cool!
r51 is best
it will be cool for people to finally land on the moon again!
Love it!!
Visiting space seems amazing, just like this live!
I LOVE IT
I would love to go space one day and see all the planet.
Why is there a cardboard cutout of Pajet Monet in Area 51?
Since there has been Mars landings, they know that there is methane. Do they know and how have they been able to determine that there would be sufficient methane to boost the rockets back to earth?
i really liked learning about how they send rockets to space and i was shocked when i found out to like stop it it gets hotter than lava
That Elon musk joke had me laughing so hard!!
Extremely interesting
I wonder how astronauts use the restroom in the spaceship? I think space is cool!
That’s cool
I would love to go space one day.
It’s crazy how 4 computers ran the Artemis 2 ship.
Hi from NC!
I think one day people will live on the moon.
How far did they travel?
we are going to go to the movie theater
loved this
I want to know what the chemical in the solid fuel rockets is.
that was so cool but bummer the two other dudes didn’t do their thing
loved today’s science live
I love these lives!
It’s fun getting to hear about space and the space mission!
Rockets are so very cool!
rockets are awesome!
“Today I learned about the Artemis 2 mission went well.”
Rockets are amzing!
I want to live on the moon with the aliens!!
This one was really interesting!!!
so basicaly they used a sling shot motion to whip around the moon?
I love how there is always more to learn.
This was very helpful!!
I love science class!
I used to want to go to space, not anymore
I like learning about rockets.
this one was interesting, thank you science live!!
So cool hearing about The Artemis
I love Science live
have a good day everyone