French Astronaut Sophie Adenot Completes Historic Spacewalk After Delay
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Sophie Adenot is an astronaut from France. She went into space. She works on the International Space Station. It flies 400 kilometers above Earth.
Sophie did a spacewalk. This means she went outside the space station. She is the first French woman to do this.
During the spacewalk, there was a problem. A bolt would not come off. This made the work take longer. The end of the mission was delayed because of this.
Another French astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, talked about it. He said astronauts train in a pool on Earth. But he said space is not the same as the pool.
Sophie Adenot's spacewalk was an important moment. It was a big first for France. People are proud of her work in space.
Vocabulary5 words
- space
- the area outside Earth, with stars and planets
- International Space Station
- a big station where astronauts live and work, high above Earth
- spacewalk
- when an astronaut goes outside their spacecraft into space
- bolt
- a small metal piece used to hold things together
- pool
- a big container of water used for training
Quiz
Answer key
1. She is the first French woman to do a spacewalk 2. A bolt problem 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sophie Adenot is an astronaut from _____. She went into space. She works on the International _____ Station. It flies 400 kilometers above _____.
Sophie did a _____. This means she went outside the space station. She is the first French _____ to do this.
During the spacewalk, there was a _____. A bolt would not come off. This made the work take _____. The end of the mission was _____ because of this.
Another French astronaut, Thomas _____, talked about it. He said astronauts train in a _____ on Earth. But he said space is not the _____ as the pool.