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Sophie Adenot ISS Spacewalk Mission
French astronaut Sophie Adenot conducts historic spacewalk operations aboard the International Space Station in August-September 2026, including her first EVA as a French astronaut and three consecutive extravehicular activities.
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2026-09-01 to 2026-11-07 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 1 Sept, 15:47 UTC
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What happened
Sophie Adenot deployed to ISS as part of NASA Crew-12 mission
Sophie Adenot launched to the International Space Station on February 13, 2026, as part of NASA's Crew-12 mission alongside Jessica Meir and other crew members. As of early September 2026, she had been in orbit approximately 400 kilometers above Earth for six and a half months, with her mission scheduled to conclude in autumn 2026.
All-female spacewalk conducted by Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir
Sophie Adenot led an all-female extravehicular activity team aboard the International Space Station with American astronaut Jessica Meir. Adenot, as mission leader, exited the ISS first in a spacewalk suit marked with red stripes designating 'crew member 1'. This was Meir's seventh spacewalk and marked another milestone in all-female spacewalk operations following the 2019 EVA conducted by Meir and Christina Koch.
Christina Koch participates in NASA Artemis 2 lunar mission
Christina Koch, who previously conducted the first all-female spacewalk in 2019 alongside Jessica Meir, recently participated in NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the Moon, marking another significant contribution to lunar exploration.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot conducts third spacewalk in two weeks
French astronaut Sophie Adenot began her third extravehicular activity (EVA) on September 1, 2026, at approximately 12:45 GMT. This marked her third spacewalk in just two weeks, following EVAs on August 18 and August 25. On August 18, she became the first French astronaut to venture into the vacuum of space.
Spacewalk mission objectives: retroreflector replacement and equipment maintenance
During the September 1 EVA lasting approximately six and a half hours, Adenot and Meir completed several maintenance tasks: replacing a retroreflector used for vehicle navigation during docking operations, preparing a cosmic particle detector for future improvements, installing data relay system cables, and replacing a high-definition camera on the ISS truss. They were supported by astronauts Jack Hathaway and Anil Menon aboard the station.
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French astronaut Sophie Adenot completes third spacewalk in two weeks
Sophie Adenot completed her third spacewalk in two weeks, with Jessica Meir in all-female operation.