Last year on International Women's Day, Katherine Bennell-Pegg was plucked from a cohort of more than 22,000 applicants to train as an astronaut with the European Space Agency. And now, she is set to become the first person ever to have been trained as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

Last year on International Women's Day, Katherine Bennell-Pegg was plucked from a cohort of more than 22,000 applicants to train as an astronaut with the European Space Agency. And now, she is set to become the first person ever to have been trained as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

From Channel 7's popular breakfast show with Natali Barr and Matt Shirvington, Sunrise brings you the show's latest news, entertainment and human-interest stories.

From Channel 7's popular breakfast show with Natali Barr and Matt Shirvington, Sunrise brings you the show's latest news, entertainment and human-interest stories.

Top stories and interviews from Australia's #1 breakfast show

Sunrise

From Channel 7's popular breakfast show with Natali Barr and Matt Shirvington, Sunrise brings you the show's latest news, entertainment and human-interest stories.

Meet Australia's first astronaut

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