By: Mike Crooks
An Australian mother of two’s “lifelong dream” just came true.
Key points:
- Katherine Bennell-Pegg would be the first Australian who was trained as part of an Australian program.
- Katherine applied to ESA’s astronaut program in 2021, along with 22,500 others. She is among six people who have now graduated.
- Ms Bennell-Pegg’s training involved simulating long spacewalks underwater in scuba gear, and stretches in centrifuges and oxygen low-pressure chambers.