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French astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth on October 8 after spending 235 days in space aboard the International Space Station, breaking the record for the longest uninterrupted orbital stay by a European astronaut. Speaking at the European Space Agency training center in Cologne on her return, Adenot expressed emotional sentiments about seeing no divisions or borders from space and emphasized the need to cherish our shared planet. She also faced physical challenges upon returning, including bone loss and muscle wasting, requiring an intensive three-week recovery program.
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Sophie Adenot, a French astronaut, returned to Earth after an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station. She landed off the coast of California on October 8 in the Dragon capsule with Crew-12. Upon her return, she expressed profound emotions at the European Space Agency's training center in Cologne, Germany, on October 10. Adenot stated that from a distance of 400km, there are "no divisions, no borders," only "a precious planet we all share." She broke the record for the longest uninterrupted orbital stay by a European astronaut with her 235-day mission and appeared visibly weakened upon arrival in Germany.
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‘No divisions, no borders’, French astronaut says of seeing Earth from space
COLOGNE, Germany –
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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 on Oct 10 in Germany.
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Adenot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Oct 8 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.
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Adenot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Oct 8 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.
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She spent a total of 235 days in space, breaking the record for the longest uninterrupted orbital stay by a European astronaut.
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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 on the tarmac of the European Space Agency (ESA) training centre in Cologne, occasionally in tears.
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The 44-year-old astronaut looked visibly weakened on her arrival in Germany and was assisted by two ESA physicians.
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In space, the body adapts to the absence of gravity, which leads to bone loss, muscle wasting, cardiovascular deconditioning and even visual problems.
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Adenot must now begin an intensive recovery programme of about three weeks to regain her pre-flight condition.
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“It’s a cocktail of astonishing emotions.
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It’s incredible.
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It’s great to be back on Earth, but it also comes with its share of challenges, especially physiological ones,” she told reporters.
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She also described the “difficult” moment of the splashdown on Oct 9, when the capsule bringing back the four astronauts on her team had to endure “a lot of waves for 25 minutes”.
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“And when the commandos pulled me out of the capsule, the first thing I said to them was, ‘Send me back to space, please!’
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It was much easier up there,” she said.
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During the mission, Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the space station for a spacewalk.
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In all, she undertook three spacewalks on Aug 18 and 25, and Sept 1.
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