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The federal government has made a formal offer to the European Space Agency to send Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space. Key points and original sources are listed below.

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The multimillion-dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

The federal government has made a formal offer to the European Space Agency to send Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space.

The multimillion dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

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3 outlets 3 reports Published Oct 23, 2026

The brief

The federal government has made a formal offer to the European Space Agency to send Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space. Key points and original sources are listed below.

The federal government has made a formal offer to the European Space Agency to send Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space.S1 S2

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The multimillion dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

The multimillion dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

The multimillion-dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

The multimillion-dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

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The multimillion dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

The multimillion dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

The multimillion-dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

The multimillion-dollar cost of sending the Australian of the Year into space

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