黎嘉莹于周日晚搭乘神舟二十三号飞船升空，成为中国首位女性载荷专家。乘组于周一凌晨抵达天宫空间站。
现年43岁的香港警司、三个孩子的母亲黎嘉莹加入了此次三人乘组。飞船于周日晚11时08分从甘肃酒泉卫星发射中心发射升空。航天员于周一凌晨5时13分进入天宫空间站。
她的姐姐黎嘉敏表示，离开家庭是这项为期六个月任务中最艰难的部分。目前孩子们由祖父母照顾。黎嘉敏补充说，她的妹妹于2024年入选，因其团队合作精神而被昵称为“大蜜蜂”。
香港城市大学的张鹏教授呼吁政府增加资金投入，设立专项实习机会并建立本地航空航天中心。他表示，需要持续的支持才能将这份热情转化为长远的人才输送渠道。
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Lai Ka-ying, Hong Kong's first astronaut, launched into space aboard the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft on Sunday evening. The mission marks a milestone for the city as she joins a three-person crew heading to the Tiangong space station.
Lai Ka-ying will join the Shenzhou-23 crew launching on Sunday to the Tiangong space station as payload specialist.
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Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning described the launch of Shenzhou-23 and arrival of Hong Kong payload specialist Lai Ka-ying at Tiangong as a historic milestone.
On May 11, the Tianzhou 10 cargo spacecraft successfully launched, carrying human embryo models into space. This marks the world's first in situ experiment exploring how microgravity and cosmic radiation affect early human development.
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China has completed a metal 3D printing test in orbit aboard its Qingzhou prototype spacecraft, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Monday, marking progress in space-based manufacturing. Researchers remotely activated the system from the ground, with the payload meeting its objectives as planned. The technology is seen as key for future missions, enabling astronauts to produce and repair parts in space.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts have surpassed the halfway point to the Moon following Wednesday's translunar injection burn, continuing smooth progress on the historic 10-day mission—the first crewed trip beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17. The crew is on track for a lunar far-side flyby tomorrow and observations on April 6.
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A two-day countdown is underway for NASA's Artemis II mission, scheduled to launch four astronauts on a flight around the moon from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is set for a two-hour window opening at 6:24 pm EDT on Wednesday, with backup opportunities through April 6. The crew will test the Orion spacecraft on a 10-day journey, marking humans' first deep space voyage in more than 50 years.