French astronaut Sophie Adenot made her first public appearance on solid ground in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, October 10, shortly after landing in the early hours of the morning. She described her first words as "I'm back! It's overwhelming to be back among you," expressing emotion as she spoke to the press. Adenot shared that during her eight months in space, she experienced "all human emotions, from the happiest to the most difficult." She also noted that at 400 km from Earth, there are "no divisions, no borders," and she thanked her crew members, emphasizing that "space was a remarkable adventure that unites all countries of the world." Adenot, who is part of the Crew-12 mission, spent 235 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), breaking the record for the longest continuous orbital stay for a European astronaut, regardless of gender. She became the first French woman to travel to space and conducted three extravehicular activities (EVA), which are spacewalks outside the station to perform repairs or maintenance. She mentioned that she had difficulty standing up the day after her landing but had enough energy to make a call for unity after her landing in Germany. Adenot will now begin a recovery and re-adaptation program lasting approximately three weeks, after which she will reunite with her loved ones. She thanked the medical teams, acknowledging that she gave them a hard time upon her return.