When things look bleak, globally — as now… we are likely to turn to off-world items, like the below. I’m not sure she’d love the “influencer” label — but so it goes.

The European Space Agency clearly gets that an “orbiting influencer” paradigm is something NASA cannot yet grasp. So here it is, again — as earlier in the week — from Sophie Adenot’s feed, and a new YouTube video — at that ESA εpsilon dashboard we’ve mentioned:

…ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot began her training at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, where she studied spacecraft systems and crew operations — learning to think and act as an astronaut. Alongside this, she conditioned her body for spaceflight and prepared for the physical and operational demands of her mission.

Her preparation includes continuous medical training and support, neutral buoyancy training for spacewalks and immersive virtual reality sessions at ESA’s XR Lab.

This video features interviews with Bimba Hoyer, Flight Surgeon at ESA; Hervé Stevenin, Head of EVA & Parabolic Flight Training Unit and Head of the Neutral Buoyancy Facility; and Lionel Ferra, Software and Artificial Intelligence Team Leader at ESA.

Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)….

Onward, grinning.

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