Live conversation with French astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard the International Space Station
On Thursday 9 April 2026, at 14:04, Université Paris-Saclay will have the opportunity to establish a radio link with Sophie Adenot, the French astronaut currently on board the International Space Station (ISS), 400 kilometres above Earth.
Université Paris-Saclay will organise a live radio contact with French astronaut Sophie Adenot, currently on board the International Space Station (ISS), on Thursday 9 April at 14:04.
This radio contact will last approximately ten minutes and will take place as the ISS passes over French territory. During the exchange, students from the university as well as pupils from Collège Albert Camus in La Norville (Essonne) will ask their questions to Sophie Adenot. These pupils have been preparing for several weeks as part of their school’s “space classes”.
The radio link will be the highlight of a half-day dedicated to astronomy and space exploration, featuring mini-lectures and engaging scientific demonstrations designed to introduce different aspects of space science.
The event will be streamed live on the Université Paris-Saclay YouTube channel, as well as on several campus websites. The recording and live broadcast will be handled by students from the Professional Bachelor’s degree in Sound and Image Techniques at the IUT of Cachan.
Live streaming of the event
To enable as many people as possible to attend this exceptional event live, several screenings will be organised across the different campuses of Université Paris-Saclay.
- At the IUT of Cachan, in Lecture Hall 2 - capacity: 160 seats
9 Av. de la Division Leclerc, 94230 Cachan - At the Faculty of Sport Sciences, in the Pociello Lecture Hall, from 13:30 - capacity: 220 seats
Building 335, Orsay - At the Jean Monnet Faculty, in Lecture Hall 3, from 13:30 - capacity: 400 seats
54 Bd Desgranges, Building G, 92330 Sceaux - At the Lumen, in the auditorium, from 13:30 - capacity: 90 seats
8 Av. des Sciences, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette - At the Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (OVSQ) - Hall & Mégie Lecture Hall (registration required)
11 boulevard d’Alembert, 78280 Guyancourt - At the Orsay Faculty of Sciences, in Lecture Hall H1 - capacity: 294 seats
Building 332–33, Orsay - At the IUT of Orsay, in the Coudane Lecture Hall, from 13:30 - capacity: 250 seats
13 avenue des sciences, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette
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