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Adenot prepares for her first spacewalk

Sophie Adenot prepares for her first spacewalk as space agencies document advances in satellites and eclipses.

By El Medio Oriente
August 16, 2026
A total solar eclipse with the moon completely blocking the sun, showing the sun's corona, observed from a flat rural landscape at dusk with trees silhouetted on the horizon.
A total solar eclipse darkens the sky over a rural field as the moon's dark shadow reveals the sun's golden corona. Advances in astronomical and space observation continue to allow scientists and agencies such as the ESA to document celestial phenomena crucial for future space missions. (ESA — Space News)
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Sophie Adenot prepares for her first spacewalk. SCAPE suits are necessary for protection when working with propellants.

The images are in false colour and were created using the near-infrared channel of the Sentinel-2 satellite.

Compatibility tests of the second generation of Galileo were carried out at Thales Alenia Space.

The Proba-3 mission produced an artificial solar eclipse. On 12 August, Marina Prol captured an image of the total eclipse.

Adenot prepares for her first spacewalk | El Medio Oriente