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RTHK
7 days ago
- Science
- RTHK
30 students to explore national aerospace development
30 students to explore national aerospace development Thirty Hong Kong students will visit Beijing, Jiuquan and Xi'an to learn about the development of the country's aerospace achievements. Photo: RTHK Thirty Hong Kong students will visit astronomy and aerospace science facilities in Beijing, Jiuquan and Xi'an for this year's Young Astronaut Training Camp from July 25 to August 2. The students, from secondary two to secondary six, went through three rounds of selections to secure a place on the nine-day camp. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, curator of the Hong Kong Space Museum Timothy Ho said the selected students are equipped with astronomy knowledge and leadership skills. He said they will get to visit places with limited public access, including an astronaut training centre in Beijing and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. 'I think there are no other programmes in Hong Kong [where] students can visit these areas. So it's a good opportunity for them to visit and they must learn a lot of space [knowledge] and technology in this programme,' he said. A secondary two student from Diocesan Girls' School, Anson Cheng, said she was excited to join the programme with others who have an interest in astronomy. 'When I was eight years old, I joined the junior astronaut programme, which gave me a chance to go to America. And I think I really got inspired from that,' she said. 'I really want to know what our own country has for all the astronomy stuff, all the astronomy advancement, all the technology that we're doing, which is why I joined this programme.' At a send-off ceremony for the programme, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Warner Cheuk said Hong Kong has been actively participating in national aerospace projects. 'It's an honour for Hong Kong to contribute to national aerospace tasks. It also encourages us to continue aerospace and innovative education to cultivate scientific talent and develop Hong Kong as an international innovation centre,' he said. Cheuk added that the Hong Kong Science Museum will hold an exhibition on the development of the country's aerospace, aviation and maritime technology from August 1.
Time Out
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
There's a new sky show about the origins of the universe at the Hong Kong Space Museum
Be absorbed into the vastness of space at the Hong Kong Space Museum, which has launched a brand-new sky show in their circular dome-like Space Theatre. The 'Starmap to the Unseen Universe' show takes audiences on a journey that traverses space and time across 13.8 billion years in search of the universe's origin. The Milky Way is a galaxy that comprises hundreds of billions of stars, including the solar system that we exist in. Our Sun is just one of the stars within this immense cosmic system – how's that for feeling like an inconsequential speck? This space show, however, explores beyond the boundaries of the solar system and out towards the spiral arms of the Milky Way. Audiences can experience the birth and death of stars, see the all-consuming power of a black hole, and witness the collision and merging of galaxies into an even larger galaxy. Catch 'Starmap to the Unseen Universe' in the Hong Kong Space Museum until November 14. Tickets are priced at $30 for front seats and $40 for stalls, available on Urbtix and the museum box office. Do note that the museum is closed on Tuesdays, and check out details of the show here.
