ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot Returns to Europe After Record-Breaking ISS Mission

French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth on October 8, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule after 237 days on the International Space Station, setting a new European record for the longest single spaceflight and becoming the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk. She arrived at Cologne Bonn Airport on October 10, 2026, for medical examinations and rehabilitation at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) and the German Aerospace Center's (DLR) 'envihab' facility.