Katherine Bennell-Pegg would become the first astronaut to represent Australia

Katherine Bennell-Pegg becomes the first astronaut to represent Australia in space.

Although other Australian astronauts have traveled to space, they have represented other countries such as the US.

She recently graduated from the European Space Agency in Germany.

Ms Bennell-Pegg, who grew up in Sydney’s northern beaches, returns to Adelaide to work at the Australian Space Agency.

At the Australian Space Agency she will prepare for missions to the International Space Station and beyond.