First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese mission
Li Jiaying, a 43-year-old police officer, has become the first astronaut from Hong Kong to travel to space aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spacecraft. The mission aims to conduct experiments at the Tiangong space station, with one crew member expected to spend a year in orbit. This launch is part of China's broader goal to advance its space program and compete with the United States in lunar exploration.
- ▪Li Jiaying is the first astronaut from Hong Kong to go to space.
- ▪The Shenzhou-23 mission includes a year-long stay for one crew member to study microgravity effects.
- ▪China aims to send humans to the moon by 2030, competing with the US's 2028 lunar landing goal.
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First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese missionJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoel GuintoGetty ImagesThe 43-year-old police officer is Hong Kong's first astronaut to go to space A Hong Kong astronaut has been launched into space for the first time, aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spacecraft. Li Jiaying, a 43-year-old police officer and mother of three, serves as the payload scientist in the three-member crew who made their way to China's Tiangong space station on Sunday night. At least one member of the crew will spend a full year in orbit as part of a key experiment. Authorities will determine who that will be at a later date.The mission is the latest in China's ambitious space program to send humans to the moon by 2030.
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