# Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

https://mins.news/en/video/93368

- France 24 English, 2026-10-09 14:43 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ztvmkJzhs

> A crew completing an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned off California on Thursday. During the mission, Sophie Adenot became the first French woman astronaut to venture outside the station for a spacewalk, carrying out three spacewalks on August 18 and 25 and September 1.

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