The $100 million mission to send an Australian into space

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She was the first person ever to become an astronaut wearing the Australian flag – and now Australian of the year Katherine Bennell-Pegg could finally be taking that flag into space. The federal government has sent an offer to the European Space Agency to send Bennell-Pegg on a 2028 space mission. If accepted, it will be the first time an astronaut has travelled to space under the Australian flag. But there’s a $100 million dollar catch. Today, co-director of the Space Technology and Industry…