Hong Kong astronauts to undertake space mission this year

Astronauts from HK could go to space mission this year.

The China Manned Space Agency said that astronauts from Hong Kong and Macao could undertake a space station mission as early as this year.

The Agency announced plans for two manned spaceflight missions and one cargo spacecraft resupply mission this year.

One astronaut from the Shenzhou-23 crew will conduct a one-year stay experiment.

It also said that to achieve the goal of China's first lunar landing before 2030, this year will see a full-scale push forward with the construction of the Wenchang Space Launch Site, related facilities and equipment for the lunar landing mission, as well as the construction of ground support systems.