Sophie Adenot to become first Frenchwoman to walk in space: 'Fantastic news'

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 12, 2026 · 256 words · By Djeneba Sharon Camara

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What to know about Sophie Adenot to become first Frenchwoman to walk in space: 'Fantastic news'

"I've got great news: on 18 August it'll be my turn to leave the Station," says Sophie Adenot.

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What happened

"I've got great news: on 18 August it'll be my turn to leave the Station," says Sophie Adenot.

Why it matters

On the ISS since February, she is due to become France's first woman to walk in space.

Common ground

Last February, Sophie Adenot made history by becoming the second French woman to travel into space, after Claudie Haigneré.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Sophie Adenot to become first Frenchwoman to walk in space: 'Fantastic news'?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that After this mission, Sophie Adenot will become only the second European woman to carry out a spacewalk, after Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti in 2022?
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Claim 1: “After this mission, Sophie Adenot will become only the second European woman to carry out a spacewalk, after Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti in 2022.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for a musician named Sophie and the meaning of the name. No evidence was found regarding her status as the second European woman to spacewalk.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sophie Xeon (/ ˈziːɒn / ZEE-on; 17 September 1986 – 30 January 2021), known mononymously as SOPHIE (stylised in all caps), was a British music producer, songwriter, and DJ. Her distinctive musical sty…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_(musician)

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web search NEUTRAL — Sophie is a feminine given name, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie

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web search NEUTRAL — SOPHIE - Reason Why (feat. Kim Petras & BC Kingdom) - Official Visualiser SOPHIE 946K views • 2 years ago 4:32
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_9_zRVfKee4v7xXXcv2ag

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Claim 2: “Two astronauts from Expedition 75 will conduct a spacewalk to replace an antenna that is vital for high-bandwidth data transmission and communications between the space station and control centres on the ground”

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The Indian Express and other sources confirm that two astronauts (Menon and Adenot) performed a spacewalk to replace a failed high-speed space-to-ground antenna. Wikipedia confirms Expedition 75 began in July 2026, aligning with the August dates.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Expedition 74 was the 74th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition began with the departure of Soyuz MS-27 on 9 December 2025 with NASA astronaut Michael Finc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_74

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA (Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) is a permanent crew rotation occupying the space station and using it for space research and testing. An expedition can last up to six months and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_International_Space_St…

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Claim 3: “On Monday, Menon and Adenot worked together in the Quest airlock and prepared the tools they will take outside the station for the operation”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for 'Anil Kapoor' and 'Indigofera suffruticosa'. No evidence was found regarding the specific activity in the Quest airlock on Monday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anil Surinder Kapoor was born into a Punjabi Hindu family [13] affiliated with the Arya Samaj [14] on 24 December 1956 [1][15] in Chembur to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor. [16][17][1…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Kapoor

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web search NEUTRAL — Indigofera suffruticosa, commonly known as Guatemalan indigo, small-leaved indigo (Sierra Leone), West Indian indigo, wild indigo, and anil, [2] is a flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigofera_suffruticosa

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ANIL is a Schiff base derived from an aromatic amine; especially : one derived from aniline.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anil

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Claim 4: “On the ISS since February, she is due to become France's first woman to walk in space.”

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Multiple sources (France 24, IBTimes UK, RFI) confirm Sophie Adenot became the first French woman to perform a spacewalk. RFI specifically mentions her travel into space in February.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission transported four crew members—NASA astronauts …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Crew-12

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophie Marie Laurence Adenot (French pronunciation: [sɔfi ad(ə)no]; born 5 July 1982) is a French engineer, helicopter pilot, and astronaut. She holds the rank of colonel in the French Air and Space F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Adenot

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Claim 5: “She will be joined by American astronaut Anil Menon, who has already taken part in a spacewalk to work on a high-bandwidth antenna used for communications with Earth.”

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NASA+ and YouTube (NASA Spacewalk 97) confirm that NASA astronaut Anil Menon joined Sophie Adenot on the August 18 spacewalk to replace a high-bandwidth (Ku-band) antenna.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of astronauts by year of selection: people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. Until recently, astronauts wer…
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Claim 6: “Last February, Sophie Adenot made history by becoming the second French woman to travel into space, after Claudie Haigneré.”

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RFI and other web search results explicitly state that Sophie Adenot is the second French woman to travel into space, following Claudie Haigneré.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Astronaut Corps is a unit of the European Space Agency (ESA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members on U.S. and Russian space missions. The corps has 13 active memb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Astronaut_Corps

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of French astronauts, also referred to as spationauts, who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight. As of 2024, ten French nationals have been in space. The f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_astronauts

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Claim 7: “The French astronaut could head back outside the station on 25 August.”

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France 24 and other sources confirm that Sophie Adenot performed a second spacewalk on August 25 to replace an antenna.

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web search NEUTRAL — One week after becoming the first French woman to perform a spacewalk, Sophie Adenot has ventured outside the International Space Station again on August 25 - with the mission of replacing an antenna.
https://www.france24.com/en/french-astronaut-performs-second…

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web search NEUTRAL — French astronaut Sophie Adenot will conduct a space walk on 18 August 2026.Adenot, who could carry out a second spacewalk on 25 August, is the second French woman to travel into space, after Claudie H…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260818-walking-on-air-…

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web search NEUTRAL — French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA's Anil Menon spent six and a half hours outside the International Space Station on August 25, successfully installing and connecting a spare space-to-ground…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/first-french-woman-walk-space-2100…

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Claim 8: “On 18 August, she will perform her very first spacewalk from the ISS to help repair the station's transmission system.”

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RFI, Starlust, and Reuters (via web search) all confirm that Sophie Adenot performed her first spacewalk on August 18, 2026, to repair a communications/transmission system.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Expedition 75 is the 75th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition began with the departure of Soyuz MS-28 on 26 July 2026 with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir tak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_75

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