She Built That: How Katherine Bennell-Pegg Became Australia's First Astronaut

About this episode

This episode features Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first astronaut, sharing her journey from dreaming of the stars to achieving her goal.

Welcome to She Built That, the podcast series where we discover incredible women and girls who didn't just dream big...they BUILT their futures!  In this episode, you'll hear from the incredible Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first-ever astronaut qualified under the Australian flag. Hear how Katherine went from being a young girl staring up at the starry night sky and dreaming of becoming an astronaut, to building her future and making it her reality. Tune in to find out how she took her dream and BUILT it into something out of this world!  This is a co-listening podcast for parents and kids to enjoy together. She Built That was made in partnership with LEGO Girls. THE END BITS: Discover more Mamamia podcasts here . Email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au . Send us a voice message and one of our podcast producers will get back to you ASAP. Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Mamamia Podcasts

Guest: Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Topics covered

• astronaut
• women in STEM
• inspiration
• dreams
• education
• family

Keywords

• astronaut
• Katherine Bennell-Pegg
• LEGO Girls
• dreams
• inspiration
• women in STEM
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LEGO Girls, Mamamia Podcasts