First French Woman Spacewalker Leads ISS Antenna Repair Attempt
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.