Sophie Adenot set to become first French female astronaut to venture outside ISS
Summary
Sophie Adenot will become the first French woman to perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). She will work alongside American astronaut Anil Menon to replace an important antenna that helps communication between the ISS and Earth.Key Facts
- Sophie Adenot is a 44-year-old French astronaut.
- She will conduct a spacewalk on Tuesday that will last about six and a half hours.
- The spacewalk aims to replace a high-speed communications antenna on the ISS.
- Adenot is only the second European woman to do a spacewalk after Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in 2022.
- The ISS orbits Earth about 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the surface.
- The operation is supported by crew members inside the ISS, including Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir.
- Adenot is an engineer and former test pilot; she became the second French woman in space in February.
- The last French astronaut to walk in space was Thomas Pesquet, who did so six times.
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