The Rocket Equation | Breakthrough | Episode 5: The Rocket | PBS

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Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/2V48w28 | #BreakthroughPBS Franklin Chang-Diaz demonstrates the energy required to launch a rocket into space. Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World, Episode 5, premieres Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10/9c. Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBS/featured Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS programs at https://www.pbs.org/video/ FOLLOW US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ 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. Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World, Episode 5, premieres Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10/9c.

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