Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission

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Hong Kong's China Manned Space Agency has announced that Lai Ka-ying will be the region's first astronaut to partake in the Tiangong space station mission. Her role as a payload specialist highlights advancements in space exploration from the Chinese territory.

Hong Kong will send its first astronaut to the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Saturday. Lai Ka-ying, a police chief inspector and tech expert with a doctorate in computer science, will join the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist. She will become the fourth female astronaut to enter the Chinese space station. The Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft is targeting a launch at 23:08 tomorrow. According to the agency, she will work alongside astronauts Zhu...