HONG KONG: China on Tuesday (Jun 11) announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macao and Hong Kong, with the latter calling it a "glorious page" in the city's history.
A rocket carrying a lunar probe lifts off in May for the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme. HONG KONG : China on Tuesday announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macao and Hong Kong , with the latter calling it a"glorious page" in the city's history.
Sun Dong, Hong Kong's tech and innovation secretary, said the winning candidate was selected out of a pool of 120 applicants through a multi-round process that has been going on since 2022. The China Manned Space Agency said the decision to select astronauts from the two territories"has garnered strong support and enthusiastic participation from local communities".Beijing has heavily invested in its space programme over the past decade, trying to catch up with the United States and Russia after years of belatedly matching their milestones.
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