O le fa’ailoga le Australian of the Year o lenei tausaga ua lautogia ai se tamaita'i e pailate i malaga i le vānimonimo, se astronaut e suafa ia Katherine Bennell-Pegg.
"It's 'pinch me' stuff to be in this position, and I hope by being here and showing what's possible, I can unlock that path for more to follow in the future. When I grew up, I was mesmerized by the stars above me, but they felt very far away."
O Katherine Bennell-Pegg ua 41 tausaga le matua, ma o ia le tagata muamua ua pasi o se astronaut i lalo o le polokalame mo le vānimonimo le Australia Space Program.
Na pasi o ia i su'ega Basic Astronaut Training i le 2024 mai se vasega o tagata e to'a 6 na filifilia mai le 'ova i le 22,500 o tagata na talosaga mo le avanoa.
"Yeah, becoming an astronaut for me is a childhood dream come true, but it's still just the beginning. I've not been to space yet. I'm working to remain ready in case that opportunity should arise. But yeah, seven out of 10 Australian kids under 12 want to go to space."
O Bennell-Pegg e fa’apitoa lona tomai i mata’upu fa’ainisinia o le vānimonimo poo se space engineer, ma na ia ta'ua seisi aogā o le lava o le silafia i le lalolagi o loo tatou nonofo ma aumau ai, ma le sao o le silasila mamao mai i le lalolagi mai le vānimonimo.
Space is a high point in the sky from which we can see bushfires and floods and phenomena across our country. It's how we look after our first responders by connecting them in remote regions. It's how we guide our farmers' farming equipment, how we ensure our national security, and how we unlock discoveries that can only be unlocked in space."
I isi faailoga, na tofia le Afioga Professor Henry Brodaty, 78 tausaga le matua, e avea ma Senior Australian of the Year i ana su’esu’ega i le gasegase o le galogalo le dementia.
O ia na fa’avaeina le Dementia Australia, ma le Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing i le UNSW.
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