Space Luisa FernandaFROM ARECIBO TO ORBIT · 2026-10-24

Space Luisa Fernanda

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The programme

In this newscast

LAUNCHES & ROCKETSESA Hera mission one month from rendezvous with Dimorphos
Presented by Luisa Fernanda. Read the story on Space Luisa Fernanda →
MISSIONS & EXPLORATINASA's Lucy finds two contact binaries en route to Jupiter Trojans
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THE SKY & TELESCOPESFive Slovak students win medals at 19th astronomy olympiad in Hanoi
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ASTEROIDS & PLANETARHow ESA's Hera mission lets the public ask questions via AI companion
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PHYSICS & THE COSMOSThe leap second is over: world votes for continuous time from May 2027
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSSpaceX wins FCC approval for 15,000 direct-to-phone Starlink satellites
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSSpaceX launches Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission, lands Falcon 9 booster
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The desk

Luisa Fernanda (At Arecibo, voiced Catalina) · Luisa Fernanda (At UCF, voiced Catalina) · Luisa Fernanda (Aboard the station, voiced Catalina)

How this was made

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The transcript 8 turns
Luisa FernandaWelcome to Space Luisa Fernanda, October twenty-fourth, twenty twenty-six. I'm Luisa Fernanda, your host. We have a wonderful show today, so let's get started.
Luisa FernandaESA's Hera spacecraft is one month from Dimorphos. It follows NASA's DART impact two years ago, and will give us our first close look at a deflected asteroid. That is planetary defence in action.
Luisa FernandaLucy has found two contact binaries on its way to Jupiter's Trojans. Three main belt flybys done, and the primary mission hasn't even begun. The solar system keeps surprising us.
Luisa FernandaFive Slovak students won medals at the nineteenth astronomy olympiad in Hanoi. A record three hundred and seven students from sixty-four countries competed. Next, from the station.
Luisa FernandaESA's Hera mission includes an AI companion that lets the public ask questions directly. It is the interactive guide running alongside Europe's first planetary defence mission. Science meets participation.
Luisa FernandaThe leap second is officially over. Starting May twenty twenty-seven, clocks will no longer jump to match Earth's spin. The same meeting began work on a time scale for the Moon.
Luisa FernandaSpaceX has won FCC approval for fifteen thousand direct-to-phone Starlink satellites. The approval arrived October twenty-second. Back on the ground in Orlando for one more.
Luisa FernandaSpaceX launched the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission October twenty-first, carrying thirty-two payloads from Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 booster landed offshore. That is our front page. The cosmos never rests, and neither should our curiosity. Clear skies.
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