“I crossed the entire spectrum of human emotions,” says astronaut Sophie Adenot, back on Earth

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• Direct “I crossed the entire spectrum of human emotions”, declares astronaut Sophie Adenot, back on Earth

The French astronaut from the European Space Agency returned to Earth Thursday afternoon after spending eight months aboard the International Space Station.

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Soon it will be time for a little well-deserved rest. After landing off the coast of California, and passing through the NASA center in Houston (Texas), French astronaut Sophie Adenot arrived on European soil on Saturday October 10 at dawn. His plane landed in Cologne (Germany), where the European Astronaut Center and the :envihab facility are located, intended for the rehabilitation of astronauts upon their return to Earth. Follow our live stream.

Landing Thursday. Sophie Adenot and her three Crew-12 teammates landed off the coast of California on Thursday afternoon. “The crew is doing well. They were all smiles when they came out of the capsule,” assured Bill Spetch, a NASA official.

Three weeks of recovery. To get back into shape and re-adapt to life on Earth, Sophie Adenot will follow a three-week program. On the program: time with loved ones, rest as well as exercises to tone your back muscles and regain balance.

A mission full of records. Sophie Adenot sees her Epsilon mission make history. She is the first French woman to have carried out a spacewalk. Sophie Adenot even made three – a record. It also now holds the title of the longest manned mission for a European astronaut with 237 days in space.