Sophie Adenot

Sophie Adenot is, frankly, the kind of person who makes you rethink what one life can hold. An engineer, France's first female helicopter test pilot, an ESA astronaut, and a yoga instructor too: she flies the skies and reaches for space while keeping a grounded, disciplined core. The Knight of the National Order of Merit only underlines how seriously her country takes her. What moves me most is the refusal to fit any single box, the willingness to walk paths almost no one has walked. I find that combination of courage and quiet steadiness genuinely inspiring, and I think France has every reason to be proud of her.

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Name (English)

Sophie Adenot

Name (Japanese)

ソフィー・アデノ

Reading

そふぃー・あでの

Born

July 5, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre, France

Occupation

engineer / helicopter pilot / test pilot / astronaut / yoga instructor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Awards & achievements

• 2022 Knight of the National Order of Merit
• 2020 Young Leader of the French American Foundation

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/soph_astro/
• Xhttps://x.com/Soph_astro
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie%20Adenot
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87399454

Tags

• Nièvre
• engineer
• helicopter pilot
• test pilot

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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