Sophie Adenot, the second French woman to fly to space

Paris, France (AFP) Feb 13, 2026
When she was growing up, Sophie Adenot plastered her childhood bedroom with posters of rockets launching from Cape Canaveral. On Friday, she blasted off from that very launchpad, fulfilling her childhood dream and becoming just the second French woman to fly to space. Adenot is one of four astronauts now heading towards the International Space Station to replace a crew that was evacuated