The French Sophie Adenot joined Wednesday the new promotion of astronauts of the European Space Agency (ESA), to which nearly 17 billion euros will be allocated for the period 2023-2025.
Lieutenant Colonel and Army helicopter pilot, this 40-year-old engineer becomes the second French astronaut after Claudie Haigneré.
The next mission should take place at best in 2026. She is the guest of the Interview of France 24.