Meet European Space Agency Astronaut Sophie Adenot of France | εpsilon Mission

Meet European Space Agency Astronaut Sophie Adenot of France | εpsilon Mission

Born in France in 1982, Sophie Adenot is an engineer, helicopter test pilot, and colonel in the French Air and Space Force. Selected as an European Space Agency astronaut in 2022, she completed her basic training at the European Astronaut Center in 2024 and launched to the International Space Station on February 13, 2026, for her first mission, εpsilon.

Astronaut Sophie Adenot's Biography:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Sophie_Adenot

Follow Expedition 74:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Chris Williams

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
Duration: 8 minutes, 37 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 21, 2026