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ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher joined French President Emmanuel Macron at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace for an event celebrating the first spaceflight of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.<\/p>\n
On the eve of her journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Sophie Adenot received a powerful message of support from France. While in pre-launch quarantine in the United States ahead of her\u00a0\u03b5psilon mission<\/a>, she connected live with President Emmanuel Macron during a special event attended by a young and enthusiastic audience, celebrating her mission and Europe\u2019s shared ambitions in space.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrench President Emmanuel Macron and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher<\/a><\/p>\n Human spaceflight is always a moment of personal challenge and collective achievement. Speaking at the event, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher reflected on the deeper value of such missions, noting that while spaceflight demands extraordinary commitment from those who fly, it delivers lasting benefits here on Earth. \u201cResearch on the ISS leads to technological spin-offs, improves human health research, helps us understand and protect our planet, and inspires the next generation,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n