SCI & TECH● LOWAug 19 · Aug 19, 2026, 9:24 AM
ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman
France 24 [en]
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.
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