Starting with the one simple principle that has powered every rocket that's ever flown, Professor Chris Bishop launches through an explosive journey to the moon and back.<br />Click here to subscribe for more science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe <br /><br />This lecture from the Cambridge science festival is packed with demonstrations of the science that sends people into space. A family-filled lecture theatre sees flying projectiles, the fiery combustion of energetic propellants, and the impressive roar and flame of a hybrid rocket engine.<br />Other great videos from Chris Bishop: <br />The science of fireworks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmtK2BgmGCw<br />Explosive science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFQdcKJUijQ<br />Chemical curiosities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_E2ZKZpC4<br />Watch Professor Chris Bishop's 2008 Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES on the Ri Channel: http://richannel.org/christmas-lectures/2008/2008-chris-bishop<br /><br />The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science<br />and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution<br />Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://richannel.org/newsletter
