Special guest dazzles aspiring astronauts at Space Day Out
Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's 2026 Australian of the Year, inspired roughly 2,000 visitors at Adelaide's inaugural Space Day Out on Sunday. The event at the Australian Space Discovery Centre aimed to boost young people's interest in STEM careers during Australian Space Week. Bennell-Pegg emphasized that space exploration captures students' attention during a period of declining physics and mathematics enrollments nationally.
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Published 19 Jul 2026, 09:14 UTC · Updated 19 Jul 2026, 09:20 UTC
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