It's Okay to Be Smart: Why We Should Put Rockets on the Moon

An astronaut Don Pettit talks to host Joe Hanson. A rocket is seen in the background.

Half a century ago, astronauts got on top of a really big rocket and sent a tiny little capsule on a 384,000 km trip to the moon and back. They were able to do it because a lot of extremely smart and dedicated people pushed engineering and chemistry to the limits. In this episode, host Joe Hanson travels to NASA in Houston to talk to astronaut Don Pettit about the rocket equation. Part of the "It's Okay to Be Smart" series.

(Source: DCMP)

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  • It's Okay to Be Smart: Why We Should Put Rockets on the Moon

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    OER
    Author:
    PBS Digital Studios
    Length:
    11 minutes