In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI from the International Space Station, French astronaut Sophie Adenot hailed a "mission accomplished" after two spacewalks to replace a faulty antenna and called the operation "a miracle", given the mechanical setbacks. She also described the "blatant" signs of climate change she saw from orbit.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot gave an exclusive interview from 400 kilometres above the Earth the day after her second spacewalk. She spoke to Sylvain Rousseau of FRANCE 24 and Baptiste Coulon of RFI from the International Space Station (ISS). With her American crewmate Anil Menon, Adenot installed the new Space-to-Ground Antenna (SGANT) on Tuesday, August 25, in six and a half hours. The antenna allows the ISS to communicate with mission control in Houston, Texas. "Psychologically, mentally, I feel great," she said. A miracle in orbit The outcome was far from certain. A week earlier, during the first spacewalk ever carried out by a French woman, stubborn bolts and connectors had prevented the pair from completing the swap.
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