Adelaide woman to become first female to train as astronaut under Australian flag

Katherine Bennell-Pegg hopes to inspire other girls and women to show an interest in STEM careers.

Katherine Bennell-Pegg will head to Germany next month to become the first woman to be trained as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

Ms Bennell-Pegg, the Australian Space Agency's director of space technology, will receive her training through the European Space Agency.