Jessica Meir, Sophie Adenot Begin Rare All-Female ISS Spacewalk
NASA said the 6.5-hour outing will replace a spacecraft docking aid and add jumper cables for station data-relay systems.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted an all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station, marking the sixth such mission in history.
- The excursion marked the seventh career spacewalk for veteran astronaut Meir and the third for Adenot, who two weeks ago became the first French woman to perform an extravehicular activity.
- During the mission, the pair replaced a navigational retroreflector on the Harmony module, installed data-relay jumper cables, and swapped a high-definition camera on the station's truss.
- Late in the six-hour, 49-minute EVA, Adenot reported restricted mobility in her left shoulder; Meir assisted in inspecting the suit, and both astronauts returned safely to the Quest airlock.
- This operation represents the 284th spacewalk conducted at the International Space Station since 1998, continuing a recent series of maintenance efforts aimed at modernizing the aging orbital outpost.
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Meet Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot: The astronauts behind the historic all-female spacewalk
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot made history with the sixth all-female spacewalk on September 1, 2026. Their 6-hour-49-minute mission involved replacing key equipment on the International Space Station. Meir, a marine biologist who studied extreme-environment animals, brought a scientific background to spaceflight, while Adenot transitioned from aerospace engineering and helicopter test piloting. Their journeys highli…
At the international space station ISS, two astronauts completed an almost seven-hour outdoor mission.
NASA, ESA astronauts conduct spacewalk outside ISS
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday for spacecraft navigation, scientific research and station maintenance.
Miami (USA), 1 Sep (EFE).- Astronauts Jessica Meir of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA), this Tuesday made a space walk of almost seven hours outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install a reflector that will facilitate the coupling of the ships, although it was recorded a [...] The entry Two astronauts conclude a space ride with mobility problems in a suit was first published in HolaNews.
Which, of course, had an important purpose: maintaining the space station.
The first Frenchman to "walk" in space, Sophie Adenot now cumulates 19 hours and 42 minutes of excursion in the space vacuum to her meter. Before her, only four French men had led such trips.
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