Katherine Bennell-Pegg
@AussieAstroKat
๐ฆ๐บ๐ฉโ๐ Australian astronaut, @esa class - "The Hoppers", Director of Space Technology @AusSpaceAgency, Mum of 2 girls, Space Systems Engineer
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https://www.industry.gov.au/australian-space-agency 23-03-2023 04:59:27
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Congratulations to Katherine Bennell-Pegg who graduated from the European Space Agency to become the first ๐ฆ๐บ to be trained as part of its own space program.โThe future is full of promise, but still unknown' Whatever the future holds, we look forward to following the adventureโฌ๏ธ
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2โฆ
Astronauts spend 2-3 hours each day, 6 days a week working out in space! On the International Space Station thereโs a treadmill, bike & weights machine. ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
We donโt need to be athletes, but we do need to be fit for space, training, recovery from flight, and to sustain long & healthy careers.
Congratulations to ๐ฆ๐บ's first qualified astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg! ๐ฉโ๐ With ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐บ space cooperation a regular occurrence, we look forward to seeing further collaboration through your future activities - hopefully with astronauts from JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)! ๐
Australian Space Agency #space
Congratulations again ๐ค to my dear European Space Agency #Hoppers colleagues - now that you all got your wings you are ready to abandon gravity. โ๏ธ๐ Adenot Sophie Pablo รlvarez Rosemary Coogan Marco Sieber Raphaรซl Liรฉgeois Katherine Bennell-Pegg John McFall DLR_de
Thank you, Peter Malinauskas! โจ
It's such an honour to have graduated as an astronaut with the Australian flag on my shoulder.
Hip hip hooray ๐๐ We're still celebrating the graduation of European Space Agency's astronauts! Read all about their accomplishments, aspirations and what lies ahead in this new chapter of space exploration ๐ฉโ๐๐จโ๐๐
#ESAastro2022 #TheHoppers
๐ esa.int/Science_Explorโฆ
Introducing European Space Agency's new class of astronauts! ๐๐ Welcome to the astronaut corps Adenot Sophie, Pablo รlvarez, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaรซl Liรฉgeois, Marco Sieber and Katherine Bennell-Pegg. Incredible adventures await. ๐โจ #ESAastro2022 #TheHoppers
๐ธ ESA - P. Sebirot
๐ Live today on #ESAwebTV2 and #ESAYouTube at 09:00 BST/10:00 CEST, our 'Class of 2022' astronaut graduation๐๐
esa.int/Science_Explorโฆ
All set up & ready for today's ๐ฉโ๐ graduation at European Space Agency's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne.
Ready for an exciting day ahead...can't wait to celebrate with my classmates! ๐
For those in ๐ฆ๐บ the ceremony will be available to stream from 5.30pm ACST: bit.ly/49MW7W9
Excited to share that my podcast episode with #ESAExplores in now live!
Tune in: pod.link/1463873320/epiโฆ
With just 2 days to go, a big shoutout to Katherine Bennell-Pegg from Australian Space Agency, training with our European Space Agency astronaut candidates for a year ๐ฉโ๐๐จโ๐ Next Monday, they'll all receive astronaut certification together. Ready for liftoff! ๐๐
๐ง Tune in to our #ESAExplores podcast to hearโฆ
In 2020, for the first time since 2008, @ESA decided to open a new call for a Europe-wide astronaut selection. This decision was crucial to preserve European knowhow for training astronauts in Europe โ a key capacity for our future in space exploration. On 22 April, Adenot Sophie,โฆ
'That Holden is up to something? Have you met that guy? Heโs never done anything secretly in his life.' - The Expanse.
Wishing Steven Strait, who plays James Holden from #TheExpanse the best first time (...yes really!) on a parabolic flight! โ๏ธ๐งโ๐
A sensational opportunity to learn how to operate better in weightlessness.
Parabolic flights โ๏ธ are an important microgravity research platform, outreach & training platform for astronauts.
Loved sharing this experience with JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) ASCANs, European Space Agency ASCANs & astronauts.
