French, Belgian astronauts named next Europeans to fly to ISS

French, Belgian astronauts named next Europeans to fly to ISS

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Paris (AFP) May 22, 2024

France's Sophie Adenot and Belgium's Raphael Liegeois will be the first two from a new class of European astronauts to blast off to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency said Wednesday. Adenot will join the crew onboard the ISS, around 400 kilometres (250 miles) above Earth, in 2026 for a six-month mission, after which she will be replaced by Liegeois. The pair were

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