Space Luisa FernandaFROM ARECIBO TO ORBIT · 2026-10-31

Space Luisa Fernanda

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The programme

In this newscast

LAUNCHES & ROCKETSBlue Origin commits $330M to Cape Canaveral launch upgrades
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MISSIONS & EXPLORATISEES student team develops propellant gauging for IM-3 lunar mission
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THE SKY & TELESCOPESJames Webb finds TOI-561 b reflects 75% of incoming starlight
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSNASA selects 19 citizen science proposals as planetary research publishes
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSConida estimates PeruSAT-1 satellite will operate until 2029
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSCowboy Space unveils Big Iron heavy-lift launch vehicle architecture
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSTanager-1 records 7.8 tonne/hr methane emissions at Gorgon LNG plant
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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 thirty-first, twenty twenty-six. I'm Luisa Fernanda, your host. We have a wonderful show today, so let's get started.
Luisa FernandaBlue Origin is putting three hundred thirty million dollars into Cape Canaveral. The investment expands Space Coast pads for weekly New Glenn flights by twenty thirty. That is serious infrastructure.
Luisa FernandaA student team developed propellant gauging analysis for the IM-3 lunar mission. Their work identifies stable measurement windows during critical landing burns. Precision like this is what safe landings depend on.
Luisa FernandaJames Webb has measured TOI-561 b reflecting seventy-five percent of its incoming starlight. That puts it on par with Venus for reflectivity. For a rocky world, that is a striking result.
Luisa FernandaNASA has selected nineteen citizen science proposals alongside new peer-reviewed planetary findings. The selections broaden participation across space science. Citizen science keeps the field wide open.
Luisa FernandaPeru's space agency now expects PeruSAT-1 to remain operational until twenty twenty-nine. That is up to three additional years beyond its earlier projection. Longevity like that stretches every science return.
Luisa FernandaCowboy Space has revealed Big Iron, a heavy-lift rocket rated for over fifteen thousand kilograms to sun-synchronous orbit. A new entrant in the heavy-lift market is always worth watching.
Luisa FernandaTanager-1 recorded seven point eight tonnes of methane per hour at Chevron's Gorgon facility. Satellite measurements make these emissions impossible to hide. That is our front page for Halloween twenty twenty-six.
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