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Watch live: Sophie Adenot becomes 1st French woman to make a spacewalk

European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA's Anil Menon will take a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 18), staring at about 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 GMT). Adenot will become the first French woman ever to perform an extravehicular activity. Watch it live here and read our preview story.

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