French Astronaut Sophie Adenot Completes Successful Second Spacewalk
French space agency astronaut Sophie Adenot has successfully completed her second extravehicular activity, performing critical maintenance tasks outside the International Space Station. The mission proceeded smoothly despite earlier minor technical adjustments.
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French astronaut Adenot takes part in second spacewalk
French astronaut Sophie Adenot began a second spacewalk at the International Space Station on Tuesday, as she and NASA astronaut Anil Menon were set to continue work on a space-to-ground communications antenna. Adenot, a European Space Agency astronaut, was scheduled to help Menon retrieve and install a spare antenna on the station’s Z1 truss, above the Unity module, and make electrical and data connections to restore high-speed communications with mission control.
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