Katherine Bennell Pegg
Katherine bennell-pegg (born 1984 or 1985) is an australian space engineer and qualified astronaut, although she has not as yet flown in space. Katherine becomes the first person qualified as an astronaut under the australian flag. In april 2024, after graduating from the european space agency’s astronaut training program, katherine became.
15 hours agoastronaut, stem ambassador and history maker katherine bennell-pegg has been crowned as australian of the year for 2026. 1 day agoas the first person to train as an astronaut under the australian flag, katherine bennell–pegg hopes to inspire the next generation to look at the sky and dream big. Katherine holds four degrees across science (physics major), space and aeronautical engineering.
Nov 15, 2025after 12 months walking underwater in spacesuits, undertaking simulated weightlessness flights, and learning to speak russian, there is no certainty katherine bennell-pegg will go to space.. Katherine bennell-pegg is making history as the first australian to qualify as an astronaut under australia’s space program, opening pathways for others to follow. Katherine bennell-pegg is the first professional astronaut to represent australia and remains the only australian woman to have ever qualified as a professional astronaut.
May 10, 2024after 13 months of rigorous training, mastering spacewalking, spacecraft systems, robotics, flight engineering and sea survival, katherine bennell-pegg now holds the distinction of.
