Space Luisa FernandaFROM ARECIBO TO ORBIT · 2026-10-25

Space Luisa Fernanda

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The programme

In this newscast

LAUNCHES & ROCKETSNASA to test SpaceX and Blue Origin landers before Artemis IV selection
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MISSIONS & EXPLORATINASA's Lucy finds two contact binaries en route to Jupiter Trojan asteroids
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THE SKY & TELESCOPESFive Slovak students win medals at the 19th astronomy olympiad in Hanoi
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ASTEROIDS & PLANETARHow ESA's Hera mission lets the public ask questions through an 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 & ROCKETSNASA revises Artemis lunar plans, targets 2028 first landing
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSESA Hera mission one month from rendezvous with Dimorphos asteroid pair
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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. It is October twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-six. I'm Luisa Fernanda, your host. We have a wonderful show today, so let's get started.
Luisa FernandaNASA will test both SpaceX and Blue Origin landers in uncrewed flights before picking the crewed lunar lander for Artemis IV in 2028. The competition is very much alive.
Luisa FernandaLucy has found two contact binaries on its way to the Jupiter Trojans. Three main belt flybys done, and the real science hasn't even started yet. Remarkable.
Luisa FernandaA record 307 students from 64 countries competed at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Hanoi. Five Slovak students brought home medals. Next, from the station.
Luisa FernandaESA's Hera mission now has an AI companion that lets the public ask questions directly. It is a first for planetary defence, and it brings real science closer to everyone.
Luisa FernandaThe leap second is gone. A global vote ends the practice from May 2027, and the same meeting began work on a time scale for the Moon. Clocks will run continuously.
Luisa FernandaNASA has revised its Artemis lunar plans and now targets a first crewed landing in 2028. Updated mission profiles for both SpaceX and Blue Origin were outlined in a Friday briefing.
Luisa FernandaESA's Hera spacecraft is one month from Dimorphos. It follows NASA's DART deflection test after two years in flight. That's our front page. The universe keeps moving, and so should our curiosity. Clear skies.
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