NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, ESA's Sophie Adenot Complete Spacewalk Outside ISS
· World · The Hindu, France 24
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Menon, born to Indian and Ukrainian parents and selected by NASA in 2021, is on his first spaceflight. Adenot is a French astronaut from the European Space Agency. The spacewalk was carried out as part of routine maintenance and operations aboard the ISS, a permanently crewed orbital laboratory orbiting Earth.
Why it matters
Anil Menon becomes one of the few astronauts of Indian origin to perform a spacewalk, a notable milestone for representation in human spaceflight. The EVA also underscores the international cooperation that keeps the ISS operational, with NASA and ESA astronauts working together on station maintenance.
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