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HONG KONG – China on Tuesday announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong, with the latter calling it a “glorious page” in the city’s history.
The China Manned Space Agency said Tuesday that a payload specialist from Hong Kong and another from Macau were among 10 candidates for the country’s fourth batch of astronauts.“This is… the first time that a Hong Kong citizen was selected as a payload specialist in China’s manned space program, with a chance to become an astronaut to go to space in person, to participate in research and to contribute the country’s space programme,” Lee said.
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 program 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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