France, Feb. 12 -- The crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket. Adenot will be joined by NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (mission commander), Jack Hathaway (pilot), and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev (mission specialist).
Who is Sophie Adenot, the French engineer destined for space?
Adenot, 43, holds the rank of colonel in the French Air and Space Force. She will become only the second Frenchwoman in space in more than 30 years, following Claudie Haignere's historic missions in the 1990s and early 2000s.
France's first woman in space in 25 years counts down to trip to the ISS
Haignere first flew to space in August 1996 aboard Soyuz TM-24, spending 16 days on the Russian space station Mir during the Cassiop...