Sophie Adenot will go outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, August 18. She will do her first spacewalk with NASA astronaut Anil Menon. They will leave the station at 1:35 PM British time. The two astronauts will fix an important antenna that helps the station send data to Earth. They will work outside for six and a half hours.
Sophie trained for many months to prepare for this walk. She spent more than 150 hours underwater in training pools. She learned how to use the spacesuit and tools. Sophie is from France. She is the fifth French astronaut to walk in space. Two other astronauts will help them from inside.