First French woman spacewalker helps remove failed ISS antenna
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed a 6-hour 23-minute spacewalk on August 18 to remove a failed antenna from the International Space Station. Adenot became the first French woman to perform an extravehicular activity. The pair ran out of time before they could install a replacement antenna.
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