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‘No divisions, no borders’: French astronaut Sophie Adenot on seeing Earth from space

COLOGNE, Oct 10 — French astronaut Sophie Adenot went through “all human emotions, from the most joyful to the hardest” during her eight months in space, she said back on...

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French astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth after an eight-month mission on the International Space Station, setting a European record for the longest uninterrupted orbital stay.

Despite experiencing a range of emotions and physiological challenges due to her time in microgravity, Adenot expressed the profound perspective gained from viewing Earth without borders and emphasized the physical recovery she now faces.

She also marked her mission with historical significance as the first French female astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, completing three during her time on the ISS.

COLOGNE, Oct 10 — French astronaut Sophie Adenot went through “all human emotions, from the most joyful to the hardest” during her eight months in space, she said back on solid ground today in Germany.

Adenot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Thursday off the coast of California in the Dragon capsule that carried Crew-12, having returned to Earth from a mission on the International Space Station (ISS).

She had spent a total of 235 days in space, breaking the record for the longest uninterrupted orbital stay by a European astronaut.

At 400km away from Earth, Adenot could see there are “no divisions, no borders” but “just a precious planet that we all share,” she said today on the tarmac of the European Space Agency (ESA) training centre in Cologne, occasionally in tears.

The 44-year-old astronaut looked visibly weakened on her arrival in Germany and was assisted by two ESA physicians.

In space, the body adapts to the absence of gravity, which leads to bone loss, muscle wasting, cardiovascular deconditioning and even visual problems.

Adenot must now begin an intensive recovery program of about three weeks to regain her pre-flight condition.

“It’s a cocktail of astonishing emotions, it’s incredible. It’s great to be back on Earth, but it also comes with its share of challenges, especially physiological ones,” she told a press conference.

She also described the “difficult” moment of Thursday’s splashdown, when the capsule bringing back the four astronauts on her team had to endure “a lot of waves for 25 minutes”.

“And when the commandos pulled me out of the capsule, the first thing I said to them was, ‘Send me back to space, please!’ It was much easier up there,” she added.

During the mission, Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the space station for a spacewalk. In all, she undertook three spacewalks on August 18 and 25, and September 1. — AFP

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法国宇航员索菲·阿德诺在国际空间站执行了八个月的任务后返回地球，创造了欧洲最长不间断轨道停留纪录。

尽管由于在微重力环境下生活，她经历了各种情绪和生理上的挑战，但阿德诺特表达了从无国界视角观察地球所获得的深刻见解，并强调了她现在面临的身体恢复问题。

她还创造了历史，成为第一位进行太空行走的法国女宇航员，在国际空间站期间完成了三次太空行走。

科隆，10 月 10 日——法国宇航员索菲·阿德诺特今天回到德国地面后表示，她在太空的八个月里经历了“所有人类的情感，从最快乐到最痛苦”。

阿德诺特周四乘坐载有 Crew-12 的龙飞船从国际空间站 (ISS) 执行任务返回地球，随后溅落在加利福尼亚海岸附近的太平洋上。

她在太空总共停留了 235 天，打破了欧洲宇航员连续在太空停留时间最长的纪录。