Space Luisa FernandaFROM ARECIBO TO ORBIT · 2026-10-26

Space Luisa Fernanda

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The programme

In this newscast

LAUNCHES & ROCKETSNASA sets 2028 target for first crewed Artemis lunar landing
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MISSIONS & EXPLORATILucy finds two contact binaries en route to Jupiter Trojan asteroids
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THE SKY & TELESCOPESFive Slovak students win medals at 19th astronomy olympiad in Hanoi
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ASTEROIDS & PLANETARESA's Hera mission opens public questions via AI companion
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PHYSICS & THE COSMOSWorld votes to end the leap second, switches to continuous time in 2027
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSNASA to test SpaceX and Blue Origin landers before Artemis IV selection
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launches & rocketsNASA revises Artemis lunar plans, targets 2028 first landing
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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-sixth, twenty twenty-six. I'm Luisa Fernanda, your host. We have a wonderful show today, so let's get started.
Luisa FernandaNASA has set 2028 as its target for the first crewed Artemis lunar landing. Updated mission plans released this week revise orbit profiles and push back the lunar lander contract decision.
Luisa FernandaLucy, the deep space probe, has spotted two contact binaries in the main belt. It has now completed three main belt flybys before heading to the unvisited Jupiter Trojan asteroid swarms.
Luisa FernandaFive Slovak students took medals at the nineteenth International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Hanoi. A record three hundred and seven students from sixty-four countries competed this year.
Luisa FernandaESA's Hera planetary defence mission now carries an AI companion letting the public ask questions directly. It is the first interactive guide to run alongside a live planetary defence mission.
Luisa FernandaThe leap second is finished. A global vote agreed to continuous timekeeping from May 2027, ending clock jumps tied to Earth's spin. The same meeting began work on a lunar time scale.
Luisa FernandaNASA will run uncrewed test landings and twenty twenty-seven orbital trials for both SpaceX and Blue Origin landers before selecting the vehicle that carries crew to the Moon in twenty twenty-eight.
Luisa FernandaThat is our front page for October twenty-sixth. Every story tonight points the same direction: outward. Thank you for spending this edition with me. Keep looking up, and clear skies.
Signed record
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