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What is confirmed

  • Sophie Adenot conducts her second spacewalk at the International Space Station.[1][2][3]

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At 12:49 UTC the French astronaut Sophie Adenot slipped out of the ISS to conduct her second spacewalk in a single week, a moment marked by both technical precision and historic significance for French spaceflight.[1][2][3]

Rapid Successive EVA

Adenot’s exit from the ISS, only a week after her first EVA, follows an uncommon schedule that is being employed as the crew works to bring critical systems back to full operational status on the station.[1][3]

Historical Milestone

The earlier spacewalk had ended with Adenot becoming the first French woman to step outside a spacecraft, a milestone that set the stage for the current EVA and added a historic layer to the ongoing maintenance effort.[2]

Repair Focus and Preparation

James André outlined the technical goals of the two combined EVAs, noting that the crews are targeting a set of repairs designed to maintain the ISS’s long‑term habitable structure and resupply capabilities, and that preparation for such missions requires rigorous planning and coordination among international partners.[3]

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