French astronaut Sophie Adenot to make second spacewalk to finish repairs
- French astronaut Sophie Adenot is to leave the International Space Station again on Tuesday for a second time, a week after she became the first French woman to perform a spacewalk.
- Issued on: 25/08/2026 - 07:57 1 min Reading time Along with US astronaut Anil Menon, Adenot will continue work on replacing the ISS’s faulty Space-to-Ground Antenna (SGANT), which they were unable to complete after spending more than six hours last week.
- "What a day," Adenot said when she returned to the ISS after being out in space for six hours and 23 minutes last Tuesday.
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- French astronaut Sophie Adenot is to leave the International Space Station again on Tuesday for a second time, a week after she became the first French woman to perform a spacewalk.
- Issued on: 25/08/2026 - 07:57 1 min Reading time Along with US astronaut Anil Menon, Adenot will continue work on replacing the ISS’s faulty Space-to-Ground Antenna (SGANT), which they were unable to complete after spending more than six hours last week.
- "What a day," Adenot said when she returned to the ISS after being out in space for six hours and 23 minutes last Tuesday.
Sources: RFI