Sophie Adenot back on Earth: follow her first press conference since the end of her rehabilitation program

The Frenchwoman completed her three-week fitness program at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne (Germany).

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She is back on her feet. Sophie Adenot holds a press conference, Monday November 2, at the headquarters of the European Space Agency, in Paris. This is the first since the end of his rehabilitation program for life on Earth. The Frenchwoman started it on October 10, at the European astronaut center in Cologne (Germany), immediately after her return to Earth. Follow our live stream.

Three weeks of fitness. After eight months aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot underwent a three-week rehabilitation program. The main challenge was for her to regain her balance and coordination.

A difficult return. The first images of the French astronaut, on October 10, showed her very weakened, helped by two people to be able to stand. “It was ultimately what was expected in the specter of the return,” she commented, appearing in much better shape during a press conference on October 13.

“Stunning” first results. Multiple samples were taken from Sophie Adenot upon her return to Earth, as is the case every time an astronaut returns from a mission. The first measurements are “absolutely breathtaking,” she said. Thanks to a protocol of exercises and sports practice in particular, "not only [is there] no loss of bone density and no loss of muscle mass, but even in certain regions of the body, [we see] an increase in both", she added, believing that this would give "incredible hope to many patients: those affected by osteoporosis, the elderly, not to mention degenerative diseases".