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Adenot and Menon’s ISS antenna spacewalk
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Where it stands
As of the report aired August 19, 2026, Sophie Adenot and Anil Menon were preparing for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to replace the ISS’s broken communications antenna. The repair and spacewalk remained pending; the report said Adenot would become the first French woman to walk in space if the activity proceeded.
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Sophie Adenot Becomes First French Woman to Walk in Space, Leaves Antenna Job Half Done
Sophie Adenot spent 6 hours and 23 minutes outside the ISS with Anil Menon, making history while stubborn cables left the antenna swap half done.
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- No public task split between Adenot and Menon, no direct quotes from the crew, and no announced date to finish the install.
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Who's involved
People
Anil Menonphysician and NASA astronaut1 report
Sophie AdenotFrench astronaut, engineer and pilot1 report
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- Deep Space AuditoriumVerona, WI 53593, USA1 report
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