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Sophie Adenot

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Sophie Adenot
Sophie Adenot at the announcement of the2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Groupin Paris
Born(1982-07-05)July 5, 1982(age 42)
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire,France
AllegianceFrance
Service/branchFrench Air and Space Force
Years of service2005–present
RankLieutenant colonel(since 2020)
UnitEscadron d'Hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées(2008-2012)
High Authority Transport Squadron (2012-2017)
Alma materÉcole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cranfield University
Other work
  • Engineer
  • helicopter pilot
Space career
ESAastronaut
Selection2022 ESA Group

Sophie Adenot(born 5 July 1982) is a French engineer, helicopter pilot, and astronaut. AFrench Air and Space Forcehelicopter pilot with the rank oflieutenant colonel,Adenot became France's first female helicoptertest pilotin 2018. In 2022, she was chosen as a member of theEuropean Astronaut Corps.

Early life and education[edit]

Sophie Adenot was born on 5 July 1982, inCosne-Cours-sur-Loire,inBurgundy,France, to pharmacistIsabelle Adenot[fr](néeAlloy) and Hubert Adenot, a notary inCorbigny.[1][2][3]Her mother Isabelle was national president of theOrdre national des pharmaciens[fr],aprofessional orderfor pharmacists, from 2009 to 2017.[4][5]

Adenot attended amaison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur,secondary schools open to daughters of members of theNational Order of the Legion of Honour,inSaint-Denisto obtain a baccalaureate, and then attendedhigher school preparatory classes(French:classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles) to prepare for enrolment in one of thegrande écoles.[6]

From 2001 to 2003, Adenot studied engineering atinstitut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace(ISAE-SUPAERO), inToulouse,where she specialized in the flight dynamics of aircraft and spacecraft and earned a degree in 2004.[7][8][9]She earned aMaster of Sciencefrom theMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyinCambridgein 2004.[9][8]She worked at MIT's Man-Vehicle Laboratory and wrote her thesis on how thevestibular systemadapts toartificial gravityto developcentrifuge trainingfor astronauts.[7]For one year after graduating from MIT, in 2004, she was employed as an engineer atAirbus Helicopters,inMarignane,to design helicoptercockpits,especially those ofH225helicopters.[6][10]

Career[edit]

Air force service[edit]

Promotional video produced by theMinistry for Europe and Foreign Affairs(in French)

Adenot joined theFrench Air Forcein 2005.[10]After receiving helicopter pilot training, she was assigned to theEscadron d'Hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées,stationed atCazaux Air Base,where from 2008 to 2012 she pilotedCaracalhelicopters forsearch and rescuemissions within hostile territory.[7][10][11]In 2012, she was assigned to the High Authority Transport Squadron, located inVillacoublay,responsible for transporting thehead of state,ministers, and delegations from foreign nations.[7][10]

In 2018, she entered theEmpire Test Pilots' School(ETPS) in the United Kingdom as a trainee test pilot, graduating as the first female helicopter test pilot in France and receiving the McKenna Trophy for the best test pilot of the 2018 intake.[12]She also received aPgCertfromCranfield Universityin Flight Test and Flight Dynamics. After graduating from ETPS, she worked as a helicopter test pilot at Cazaux Air Base under theFrench Defence Procurement Agencyfrom 2019 to 2022.[7][10]As of 2022,she has accumulated 3,000 flying hours across 22 types of helicopters.[13][14]

Adenot earned the rank oflieutenantin the Air Force in August 2006,[15]and rose to the rank ofcaptainthree years later,[16]commandantin December 2014,[17]andlieutenant colonelin June 2020.[18]

Astronaut career[edit]

Adenot was selected to join theEuropean Astronaut Corpsas part of the2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group.Adenot is the second French woman to join the European Astronaut Corps, afterClaudie Haigneré.[9][14][19]Adenot and the sixteen other members of the group were selected from 22,500 candidates.[20]Adenot was selected to be the first of her class ( "The Hoppers" ) to fly to the ISS, estimated to launch in Spring 2026.[21]

Awards and honors[edit]

In 2020, Adenot was recognized by theYoung Leadersprogram of theFrench-American Foundation.[22][23]The following year, in 2021, she was awarded theMedal of the French National Assembly[fr]for "actions as an inspiring ambassador for gender equality in sciences".[7]She was appointed a chevalier in theFrench National Order of Meritin 2022.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^Matthieu Delacharlery (23 November 2022)."Espace: qui est Sophie Adenot, la nouvelle astronaute française?"[Space: who is Sophie Adenot, the new French astronaut?] (in French).TF1.Retrieved24 November2022.
  2. ^"Les Imphycois, fiers de leur nouvelle astronaute: « Je souhaite tout le bonheur du monde à Sophie Adenot »"[People of Imphy, proud of their new astronaut: "I wish all the happiness in the world to Sophie Adenot" ].Le Journal du Centre[fr](in French). 24 November 2022.Retrieved30 November2022.
  3. ^Who's Who in France,2020 edition, p. 77.
  4. ^Ramspacher, Marie-Sophie (6 July 2009)."Isabelle Adenot".Les Echos(in French).Retrieved30 January2023.
  5. ^Bonte, Marie (21 March 2017)."Isabelle Adenot quitte l'Ordre".Le Quotidien du pharmacien[fr](in French).Retrieved30 January2023.
  6. ^abMarion Simon-Rainaud (29 November 2022)."L'astronaute Sophie Adenot, une prof de yoga bientôt dans l'ISS"[Astronaut Sophie Adenot, a yoga teacher soon to be on the ISS].Les Échos(in French).Retrieved30 November2022.
  7. ^abcdef"Sophie Adenot".esa.int.Retrieved27 December2022.
  8. ^abcLucie BRAS (23 November 2022)."Qui est Sophie Adenot, la nouvelle astronaute française qui rejoint l'Agence spatiale européenne?"[Who is Sophie Adenot, the new French astronaut joining the European Space Agency?].Ouest-France(in French).Retrieved27 December2022.
  9. ^abc"Who is Sophie Adenot, the French engineer destined for space?".Radio France Internationale.24 November 2022.Retrieved27 November2022.
  10. ^abcdePierre Barthélémy (27 November 2022)."Meet Sophie Adenot, the second French woman astronaut in history".Le Monde.Retrieved25 December2022.
  11. ^Marceau Bonnecaze (21 November 2011)."Hommage de la nation à l'escadron d'hélicoptères"[Nation's tribute to helicopter squadron].Sud Ouest(in French).Retrieved30 November2022.
  12. ^"ETPS Astronauts".QinetiQ.Retrieved27 November2023.
  13. ^Camille Hazard (24 November 2022)."Sophie Adenot, maman, pilote d'hélicoptère et astronaute"[Sophie Adenot, mother, helicopter pilot and astronaut].Paris Match(in French).Retrieved24 November2022.
  14. ^ab"L'astronaute française Sophie Adenot intègre la nouvelle promotion de l'Agence spatiale européenne"[French astronaut Sophie Adenot joins the new class of the European Space Agency].Le Monde(in French). 23 November 2022.Retrieved28 November2022.Diplômée de l'Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace, l'ingénieure Sophie Adenot, lieutenante-colonelle de l'armée de l'air, a été la première femme pilote d'essai d'hélicoptères, avec 3 000 heures de vol à son compteur.[A graduate of the Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space, engineer Sophie Adenot, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Air Force, is the first female helicopter test pilot, with 3,000 flight hours on her counter.]
  15. ^Décret du 23 octobre 2006 portant nomination et promotion dans l'armée active
  16. ^Décret du 24 août 2009 portant nomination et promotion dans l'armée active
  17. ^Décret du 11 décembre 2014 portant nomination et promotion dans l'armée active
  18. ^Décret du 26 mai 2020 portant nomination et promotion dans l'armée active
  19. ^"Espace: Sophie Adenot devient la deuxième astronaute française, plus de vingt ans après Claudie Haigneré"[Space: Sophie Adenot becomes the second French astronaut, more than twenty years after Claudie Haigneré].France Info(in French). 23 November 2022.Retrieved23 November2022.
  20. ^"ESA presents new generation of ESA astronauts".European Space Agency.23 November 2022.Retrieved30 November2022.
  21. ^European Space Agency, ESA (16 May 2024).First Space Station missions for new ESA astronauts.Retrieved22 May2024– via YouTube.
  22. ^Thomas Hory (28 July 2020)."Portrait: le lieutenant-colonel Adenot sélectionnée pour le programme Young Leaders (French-American Foundation)"[Portrait: Lieutenant-Colonel Adenot selected for the Young Leaders program (French-American Foundation)] (in French).Ministry of Armed Forces.Retrieved30 November2022.
  23. ^"Promotion 2020 - Les Young Leaders français"(in French).French-American Foundation.Retrieved30 November2022.
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