'No divisions, no borders', French astronaut says of seeing Earth
Summary
French astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth after 235 days in space, breaking the record for the longest uninterrupted orbital stay by a European astronaut. She described seeing a world with “no divisions, no borders” and said recovery will now take several weeks.
Key Points
- Sophie Adenot returned to Earth after spending 235 days in space aboard a mission to the International Space Station.
- Her stay set a new record for the longest uninterrupted orbital mission by a European astronaut.
- Adenot said that from space Earth appears to have “no divisions, no borders” and called it a shared precious planet.
- She became the first French female astronaut to perform a spacewalk outside the ISS during the mission.
