French astronaut takes third spacewalk outside ISS in all-female mission
Summary
French astronaut Sophie Adenot took part in her third spacewalk in two weeks, leading an all-female mission outside the International Space Station (ISS). The main task was to replace a retroreflector, a device that helps align new modules arriving at the station, and perform other maintenance over about six hours.Key Facts
- Sophie Adenot is a French astronaut conducting her third spacewalk in two weeks.
- She led a rare all-female spacewalk outside the ISS.
- The primary goal was to replace a retroreflector used for aligning arriving modules.
- The spacewalk included other maintenance tasks.
- The entire mission lasted around six to six and a half hours.
- This was only the sixth all-female spacewalk in history.
- The International Space Station (ISS) hosts missions like this to maintain and upgrade its systems.
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