"On August 18, It Will Be My Turn to Go Out" : Sophie Adenot Will Complete the First Release in the Space of a French
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During this extra-vehicular activity, which will last six and a half hours, the mission will be to replace an antenna allowing the International Space Station to communicate with the Houston Control Centre.
The French astronaut will perform a repair on the transmission system of the international space station, with an American colleague.
In a few days, Sophie Adenot, the 44-year-old French astronaut, will come out in space to repair an antenna of the international space station. Says like this, the thing seems easy. However, the astronaut will be the first French to "trick" into space. Never for posterity.
The French astronaut will perform her first spacewalk on August 18, 2026. A technical mission of 6 hours and 30 minutes, unprecedented for a French woman.
On August 18th, Sophie Adenot is expected to become the first French woman to venture outside the International Space Station, undertaking a mission lasting more than six hours in outer space.
Read the full article on stephaneLarue.com Sophie Adenot will become on August 18, 2026 the first Frenchman to make an extravehicular exit from the ISS, alongside American astronaut Anil Menon.
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