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Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training for country’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Australia’s first female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, graduated from the European Space Agency’s (Esa) training program on Monday night. She may not be able to take a giant leap into space anytime soon, but she’s on a mission to support the space industry and inspire women and girls. Bennell-Pegg, the Australian Space Agency’s (Asa) director of… Read More »