Episode 5 Preview | The Rocket
Preview: Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.
Episode 5 Preview | The Rocket
Preview: Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.
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Franklin Chang-Diaz demonstrates the energy required to launch a rocket into space. (2m 29s)
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Jim Al-Khalili demonstrates why hydrogen is the ultimate rocket fuel. (2m 27s)
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