Space Luisa FernandaFROM ARECIBO TO ORBIT · 2026-10-29

Space Luisa Fernanda

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The programme

In this newscast

LAUNCHES & ROCKETSAstroscale to build LEDA spacecraft with BAE Systems, Open Cosmos
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MISSIONS & EXPLORATIHouse-sized asteroid on watch list swings by on 12 December
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THE SKY & TELESCOPESVera C. Rubin Observatory finds new dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138
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PHYSICS & THE COSMOSWorld votes for continuous time from May 2027, ending leap seconds
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSSpaceX seeks FAA approval for 456 annual Starship launches from Starbase
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSRocket Lab launches Electron, deploys three HawkEye 360 satellites
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSMeteorite impacts named major risk for planned lunar base
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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-ninth, twenty twenty-six. I'm Luisa Fernanda, your host. We have a wonderful show today, so let's get started.
Luisa FernandaAstroscale is partnering with BAE Systems and Open Cosmos to build the LEDA spacecraft. It follows two earlier on-orbit demonstrations. In-space servicing is becoming a real industry.
Luisa FernandaAsteroid 2010 VQ passes Earth on December twelfth, staying 4.6 lunar distances away. Its 1-in-629 impact odds sound alarming, but that probability reflects deep uncertainty, not real danger.
Luisa FernandaVera C. Rubin Observatory has found a new dwarf planet candidate, designated 2026 ED138. The Minor Planet Center published the discovery on October twenty-seventh. The outer solar system keeps surprising us.
Luisa FernandaThe world has voted to end the leap second starting May 2027. Clocks will no longer adjust to match Earth's spin. The same meeting began work on a lunar time scale.
Luisa FernandaSpaceX has asked the FAA to approve 456 Starship launches per year from Texas Starbase. Regulators opened formal review October twenty-fifth, alongside a filing for one million computing satellites.
Luisa FernandaRocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on October twenty-third, successfully deploying three HawkEye 360 radio-frequency surveillance satellites into orbit.
Luisa FernandaMeteorite impacts are flagged as a major risk for any planned lunar base. A 2021 asteroid strike left a large crater on the Moon. That's our front page.
Signed record
25 receipts, chained in build order, signed by movie-maker/signer · 2026-10-29

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