# Katherine Bennell-Pegg

> Katherine Maureen Bennell-Pegg is an Australian space engineer and qualified astronaut, although she has not as yet flown in space. As of 2025 she is director of space technology at the Australian Space Agency, an Australian government agency. In 2024, she became the first qualified astronaut under the Australian flag as well as the first female Australian to be trained as an astronaut. In January 2026 she was named 2026 Australian of the Year.

*Australian space systems engineer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/katherine-bennell-pegg

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Public Official
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1984-12-15
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Katherine Maureen Bennell-Pegg is an Australian space engineer and qualified astronaut, although she has not as yet flown in space. As of 2025 she is director of space technology at the Australian Space Agency, an Australian government agency. In 2024, she became the first qualified astronaut under the Australian flag as well as the first female Australian to be trained as an astronaut. In January 2026 she was named 2026 Australian of the Year.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 2.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/AussieAstroKat (@AussieAstroKat)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/aussieastrokatherine/ (@aussieastrokatherine)
- **LINKEDIN**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinepegg/ (@katherinepegg)

## Sources
- [Katherine Bennell-Pegg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Bennell-Pegg)
- [Katherine Bennell-Pegg](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Bennell-Pegg)
- [Katherine Bennell-Pegg](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Bennell-Pegg)
- [キャサリン・ベネル＝ペッグ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117028029)

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