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Sophie Adenot becomes first French woman to complete three ISS spacewalks

The astronaut reached the milestone this week, and brought a Pikachu plush aboard the orbiting station.

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Sophie Adenot has become the first French woman to complete three spacewalks outside the International Space Station.[1] Adenot transported a Pikachu plush to the station, and published photographs of the toy aboard the orbiting laboratory.[2]
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  1. Sophie Adenot completed three spacewalks, becoming the first French woman to venture outside the orbital station. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  2. French astronaut Sophie Adenot transported the Pikachu plush and published photos of it aboard the International Space Station. · Diario Expreso
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