6PR Breakfast hosts Karl and Mark had the honour of meeting two inspiring female astronauts.

Katherine Bennell Pegg and Shawna Pandya are on the first all-female research mission.

The pair joined the 6PR Breakfast hosts to explain what living out their childhood dream is like.

“I wish I could go back to that girl in year 8 and tell her what journey she’d have and that the effort is absolutely worth it.”

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