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China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard
- On Sunday, Hong Kong police superintendent Lai Ka-ying will join the three-person Shenzhou-23 crew launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marking the first time a Hong Kong astronaut enters the Tiangong space station.
- The Tiangong space station, crewed by teams of three astronauts rotated every six months, is the crown jewel of China's space program, boosted by billions in state investment to catch up with the United States and Russia.
- Commander Zhu Yangzhu, who served on Shenzhou-16, will lead Lai and Zhang Zhiyuan on missions including extravehicular activities and cargo transfers, with one astronaut remaining for a one-year in-orbit residency experiment.
- Chief Executive John Lee congratulated Lai on passing "the rigorous selection and training process," recognizing her achievement as Hong Kong's first astronaut selected for the space program.
- Beijing aims to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030 to construct a lunar base, with year-long missions building operational experience for "sustained occupation" of the space station.
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PublicoThe ship will take off at 11:08 p.m. on Sunday (16:08 a.m. in Lisbon) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Autonomous Region of the Interior Mongolia.
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First astronaut from Hong Kong to embark on national spaceflight mission
Lai Ka-ying, the first astronaut from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is selected as a payload specialist for the Shenzhou-23 spaceflight mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Saturday.
·Beijing, China
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China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut – a police superintendent – aboard
A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the Moon.
·Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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