Hong Kong’s first astronaut will operate a locally developed observatory that monitors key sources of Greenhouse gas emissions on Earth during her time aboard the Tiangong space station, the research team behind the project has said.The imaging equipment could pinpoint the location and intensity of emissions, providing data that could be used to reduce Carbon sources in the Greater Bay Area and elsewhere in mainland China, Professor Li Jia of Lingnan University said on Saturday.Payload specialist Lai Ka-ying is part of the three-member Shenzhou-23 team that will blast-off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on Sunday and dock with the space station.
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Hong Kong’s astronaut to gather data using observatory created by local teams
Hong Kong's first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, will operate a locally developed observatory aboard the Tiangong space station. This observatory is designed to monitor key sources of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth.
Matthew ChengSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-23 · 12:13 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong's first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, will operate a locally developed observatory aboard the Tiangong space station. This observatory is designed to monitor key sources of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth. The imaging equipment can pinpoint the location and intensity of these emissions. The data collected is intended to help reduce carbon sources in the Greater Bay Area and mainland China. Lai Ka-ying is a payload specialist and is part of the Shenzhou-23 mission, which launched on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
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The Shenzhou-23 team will blast-off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on Sunday.
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Payload specialist Lai Ka-ying is part of the three-member Shenzhou-23 team.
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The imaging equipment can pinpoint the location and intensity of emissions.
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Hong Kong's first astronaut will use a locally developed observatory to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from the Tiangong space station.
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Data from the observatory could be used to reduce carbon sources in the Greater Bay Area and mainland China.
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