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First French Woman Spacewalker Leads ISS Antenna Repair Attempt

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First French Woman Spacewalker Leads ISS Antenna Repair Attempt
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During an Aug. 18, 2026 spacewalk lasting 6 hours and 23 minutes, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA’s Anil Menon removed a failed Space-to-Ground antenna from the International Space Station; the replacement could not be completed in time, but Adenot became the first French woman to spacewalk, marking a historic moment in ISS maintenance.

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  1. Astronauts make history repairing the ISS photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026  Space
  2. NASA, ESA Spacewalkers Finish Installing High-Speed Antenna  NASA (.gov)
  3. 'You just saved the video dish': Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna  Space
  4. The Interview - Exclusive: French astronaut Sophie Adenot recounts her ‘miracle’ mission from orbiting ISS  France 24
  5. Second spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot  European Space Agency

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