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Hong Kong's first astronaut, Dr. Lai Ka-Ying, launches to space station

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Dr. Lai Ka-Ying, a computer science graduate from the University of Hong Kong, has become the first astronaut from Hong Kong and the fourth Chinese female astronaut to travel to space. She will serve as a payload specialist on a mission to the Tiangong space station, operating an observatory developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to monitor greenhouse gas emissions. Her achievement highlights the potential of Hong Kong's youth and the city's universities in contributing to China's national space program. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Daryl Ng ·

    Hong Kong’s first astronaut success is also a story of youth potential

    Becoming an astronaut and exploring space has been the dream of generations of young people and Hong Kong has welcomed this pioneering moment. Dr Lai Ka-Ying, who studied computer science at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has become the first astronaut from Hong Kong, and the…

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