French astronaut Sophie Adenot is preparing for her first mission to the International Space Station in February 2026, a trip that will make her the first Frenchwoman in space since 2001. During her eight-month stay, she will conduct nearly 200 scientific experiments in microgravity.
Issued on: 30/11/2025 - 15:08
"The countdown has officially begun, everything is going perfectly."
Adenot was all smiles as she greeted journalists in Toulouse on Monday to discuss the Epsilon mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for next February, in one of her last public appearances before her departure.
An engineer by training and a helicopter test pilot for the French Air and Space Force, Adenot is France's first female astronaut since Claudie Haigneré 25 years ago.
