On August 18, 2026, French astronaut Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to perform a spacewalk, working alongside American astronaut Anil Menon to repair a communications system on the International Space Station in a 6-hour, 23-minute mission.
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French astronaut Sophie Adenot on Tuesday became the first French woman to perform a spacewalk, carrying out a mission to repair a communications system on the International Space Station (ISS).
Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) for a spacewalk on Tuesday, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon. During the nearly six-and-a-half hour mission, the two astronauts attempted to replace an antenna that allows the ISS to communicate with mission control in Houston, according to NASA.
www.space.com/space-explor... Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot are back inside the International Space Station after a 6-hour, 23-minute spacewalk.