Press conference with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot

The conference is Sophie’s final media event in Europe ahead of her launch to the International Space Station and will be held at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany.

Sophie selected the name ‘εpsilon’ for her first mission, currently planned no earlier than 15 February, reflecting the power of small, yet impactful contributions, and how many parts come together to make a whole.

During εpsilon, Sophie will conduct a wide range of tasks on the International Space Station, including European-led scientific experiments, medical research, supporting Earth observation and contributing to operations and maintenance on the Station.

All times are CET. This event will be held in French and English.

• 12:30   Media arrival at EAC
• 13:30   Tree planting ceremony (please note, this will not be included in the live streaming of the press conference, only media on-site will be able to join)
• 14:00   News conference with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, including the opportunity for media questions
• 15:00   News conference ends

Limited opportunity for 1:1 interviews with Sophie Adenot and experts will be accommodated for media onsite (please request in advance via media@esa.int, priority will be given to media present at EAC).

ESA/EAC

Linder Hoehe
D-51147 Cologne
Germany

https://www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/How_to_reach_us

Register by 18:00 CET on 18 December, specifying whether you would like to join in-person or virtually: https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/

The press conference will be streamed at esawebtv.esa.int.

Sophie Adenot Biography

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=Sophie+Adenot&result_type=images

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https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=Sophie+Adenot&result_type=videos

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