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Sophie Adenot Conducts Third Space Walk on All-Female Mission

evening · · thread: Sophie Adenot Becomes First French Woman to Perform Spacewalk

2 sources · France

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  • Le Monde France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)

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French astronaut Sophie Adenot began her third space walk in two weeks on Tuesday, September 1. The mission is a 100 percent female operation conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) alongside American astronaut Jessica Meir. Adenot is serving as the leader of the duo for this outing, which is expected to last approximately six and a half hours.

The pair is tasked with replacing a retroreflector used for vehicle navigation and preparing a cosmic particle detector. Their objectives also include installing data relay cables and replacing a high definition camera on the ISS beam. Adenot and Meir have been on the station since February 13 as part of the Crew-12 mission.

This marks Adenot's third extravehicular activity since August 18, when she became the first French astronaut to venture into space. Following her second walk, Adenot described the experience as a mental victory and noted the extreme physical exhaustion caused by the spacesuit. She is scheduled to complete her mission this autumn.

How each side framed it

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The center-left outlet provided extensive technical details about the mission objectives and personal reflections from the astronaut.
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The center outlet focused on the gender composition of the mission and the live broadcast aspect.

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