Sophie Adenot is a French engineer, helicopter pilot and astronaut who holds the rank of colonel in the French Air and Space Force and became France's first female helicopter test pilot in 2018. She was selected to the European Astronaut Corps in the 2022 group and is the second French woman to join the corps, after Claudie Haignere. Her first spaceflight began in February 2026 aboard SpaceX Crew-12 to the International Space Station, where she became the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk.
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1. Spacefacts.de: Spacefacts biography: Sophie Adenot
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2. Sophie Adenot (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia Sophie Adenot lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
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Her first spaceflight began in February 2026 on SpaceX Crew-12, during which she launched to the International Space Station for a long-duration mission as a part of Expedition 74/75, where she became the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk.
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Sophie Marie Laurence Adenot (French pronunciation: [sɔfi ad(ə)no]; born 5 July 1982) is a French engineer, helicopter pilot, and astronaut.
Operated By: European Space Agency, Article text: agency link
She was selected to join the European Astronaut Corps as part of the 2022 group.
Associated With: SpaceX, Article text: associated organization
Her first spaceflight began in February 2026 on SpaceX Crew-12, during which she launched to the International Space Station for a long-duration mission as a part of Expedition 74/75, where she became the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk.
View the Source3. Sophie Adenot (Q87399454, Wikidata)
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4. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 701 to 800
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"name": "Sophie Adenot" ... "flights_count": 1
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