New European Space Agency graduates assigned their first missions

Two newly-graduated European Space Agency astronauts have been assigned their first missions to the International Space Station (A Conigli/ESA/PA)

Two newly-graduated European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts have been assigned their first missions to the International Space Station.

France’s Sophie Adenot and Belgium’s Raphael Liegeois will embark on their maiden spaceflights in 2026.