Cost the Last Barrier to Putting Bennell-Pegg in Space

Aussie astronaut invited to International Space Station

The first astronaut trained under the Australian flag has been invited on a mission to the International Space Station.

Cost the last barrier to putting Bennell-Pegg in space

Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg has already overcome so much as the nation’s first female astronaut, but there’s still one thing standing in the way of achieving her goal of getting to space.

Australian astronaut offered place on breakthrough space flight

The European Space Agency has formally extended the offer for Australia's Katherine Bennell-Pegg to join a mission that would take her to the International Space Station, but the place is not guaranteed.

Australia’s first astronaut reveals space mission offer during WA visit

Katherine Bennell-Pegg has made her pitch for the stars while touching down in Goldfields.

Astronaut and Aussie of the Year visits region

Regional WA has a healthy scepticism for the word impossible and a desire to test the limits and that is why the future of space is being written in the regions, says the first astronaut to represent Australia.