SA remains committed to sending Australian of the Year to space

Key points

• South Australia will support a proposed mission to send Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station, despite most other states and territories declining to fund the venture.
• South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said his government would make a contribution to the national endeavour.
• The federal government has asked states and territories to help fund Ms Bennell-Pegg joining a European Space Agency mission before the end of the decade, which includes specialised training in Germany and the United States.