Katherine Bennell-Pegg
@AussieAstroKat
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🇦🇺👩🚀 Australian astronaut, @esa class - "The Hoppers", Director of Space Technology @AusSpaceAgency, Mum of 2 girls, Space Systems Engineer
Cologne, Germany
Joined March 2023
This is going straight to the pool room! 🇦🇺✨
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Australian 🇦🇺 astronaut GPCAPT Katherine Bennell-Pegg experienced a high-speed “hot lap” with one of the fastest #DrroneRacing pilots in the @DefenceAust at the #Richmond Airshow. @AustralianArmy pilot #MacDaddy flew the “goggle ride” #SendIt! https://t.co/9xOBRVGsym
Thanks #Sydney! We had a blast at @AusAirForce #Richmond's 100th Birthday Airshow this w/end zooming a #DroneRacing extravaganza for you in the #DroneArena! Ta for watching the carnage as our @DefenceAust pilots #SendIt! @ChiefAusArmy @CAF_Australia @SEAC_ADF @WOFFAF
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The Australian of the Year Awards are an opportunity to celebrate extraordinary Australians who make profound impacts on our lives and our communities. Today we celebrate Katherine Bennell-Pegg, the 2026 Australian of the Year for South Australia. Katherine Bennell-Pegg is
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A night of pride and inspiration in South Australia! 💛 Congratulations to Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Malcolm ‘Mac’ Benoy, Chloe Wyatt-Jasper and Ayesha Safdar— the 2026 #AusoftheYear recipients.
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Huge congratulations to our trailblazing team member Katherine Bennell-Pegg on being named Australian of the Year for South Australia. The first astronaut qualified under the Australian flag, Katherine is a champion for our space industry and a role model for young Australians.
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I toured the exhibition at IAC 2025 in Sydney along with my colleagues and was delighted to meet many of the participants at the global event and was also joined by astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg from the Australian Space Agency during the meet and greet session. Our missions
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Submissions close next Monday, 11 August 🚀 Be part of a Japanese mission to Mars. This decade, the @JAXA_en will launch an uncrewed mission to probe Mars and its two Moons. How could your company support Japan's uncrewed mission to Mars? Find out more https://t.co/naLMBI31Gi
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🌏✨ For one incredible week, Sydney will become the beating heart of the global space community — and we’re ready to welcome you. 🔗 Register Now: https://t.co/Y2qtvZjfeV
@AussieAstroKat @iafastro @spaceindustryoz @AusSpaceAgency @InvestmentNSW @ICCSyd
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🚀 Huge thanks to our 🇯🇵🇦🇺 #SpaceTrailblazers for inspiring the next gen at @questacon’s Japan Theatre! Sharing space mission stories & know-how lifts 🇯🇵🇦🇺cooperation into orbit—sky high and rising! 🌌@AussieAstroKat @AusSpaceAgency @JAXA_en @ourANU
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It was great to visit @sahmriAU, hear about their compelling activities, and exchange with them on the translational benefits of space health and medical research.
We were honoured to host Australia’s first astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg at SAHMRI this morning. 👩🚀 Before an out-of-this-world presentation about the benefits of microgravity, we toured the SAHMRI facilities, touching down in MITRU, cryogenics, flow cytometry and more.
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So happy to see my mate @astro_slawosz launch to space !!
First taste of microgravity for @astro_slawosz 🧑🚀✨ How do we know? Meet Joy — the baby swan flying with the #Ax4 crew 🦢 More than a zero-g indicator, Joy symbolises grace, unity and the shared spirit of exploration. When Joy floats, it means: welcome to microgravity 🚀 @esa
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The husband of Australia’s first “Aussie” astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg (@AussieAstroKat), has been appointed the new director of space at the South Australian Space Industry Centre (@SASIC_Aus). https://t.co/23yVI6gPjp
startupdaily.net
Campbell Pegg spent 15 years in the space industry in 5 countries & was most recently assistant director for satellite engineering at Optus.
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JAXA’s Sagamihara Campus welcomed the @AusSpaceAgency, including ASA Head Enrico Palermo and Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg! Topics such as MMX were discussed with ISAS Director General Dr Fujimoto, and everyone joined a live event showcasing robotic–crewed mission integration.
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There’s no shortage of inspiration here on day 2 of the #AustralianSpaceSummit 2025, with astronauts Eric Philips OAM, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, and Paul Scully-Power, live on the Space Connect podcast stage. #SpaceConnect #podcast #astronauts #space #STEM #spaceexploration
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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Join us in the hangar as we chat to Group Captain Katherine Bennell-Pegg, an Australian astronaut, and recently commissioned @AusAirForce Officer. 🎧: https://t.co/EFhYkaLz1k
#Hangar46 #JoinUsAtTheHangar
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先週20日、オーストラリア宇宙庁の相模原キャンパス訪問👩🚀🇦🇺。宇宙探査フィールドご視察や、SORA-Q操作にも挑戦いただきました✨
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🇦🇺 & 🇯🇵 cooperate in the space sector to boost our economies and strengthen our security. Delighted to host the heads of our space agencies and an astronaut from each country. Big potential for future growth 🚀 @AusSpaceAgency @AussieAstroKat
宇宙分野の🇦🇺🇯🇵日豪協力は、両国の経済を活性化させ、安全保障を強化します。両国の宇宙機関のトップと日豪の宇宙飛行士をお迎えしました。将来の成長に向けて大きな可能性を秘めています 🚀 @AusSpaceAgency @JAXA_jp @AussieAstroKat @Astro_Kanai
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An exciting and rare opportunity has just been opened to join my team at the @AusSpaceAgency as Director - Space Science & Innovation.
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We're thrilled to welcome Campbell Pegg as SASIC's new Director, Space! 🌌✨ With 15+ years in the global space industry, he is looking forward to building on the state's success. 🚀 Read more 👉 https://t.co/RXgO0mcahD
#SpaceState #SpaceIndustry
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Happy anniversary #Hoppers ! @Raph_Astro @Astro_Pablo_A @Astro_Rosemary @ESAastro_Marco @esaspaceflight @AusSpaceAgency @Soph_astro
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