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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do u think the rocket can be able to reach further out, or just around our solar system?
I’m pretty sure that the furthest we could go in a rocket ship with people is to the moon and back, but their future goals are going to mars and back, but if you are talking about non humanized, ones, and then I’m pretty sure they could go out the the Solar System, please fact check.
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This was the chemical in the Artemis Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant
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What made Neil Armstrong want to go to the moon? What made him think it would be a good idea to do so?
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i learned about artemis and earth using lasers to communicate
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what if we used more powerful rockets? what if with those stronger rockets we could make it to farther planets like uranus and neptune?
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