Lai Ka-ying is a Hong Kong astronaut who flew to the Tiangong space station as part of the Shenzhou 23 mission. She is Hong Kong's first astronaut, the fourth Chinese woman to travel to space, and China's first female payload specialist, having previously served as a superintendent in the Hong Kong Police Force.
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She is Hong Kong's first astronaut, the fourth Chinese woman in space, and China's first female payload specialist.
In Group: Chinese Taikonauts, Lead sentence
Lai Ka-ying (Chinese: 黎家盈; pinyin: Lí Jiāyíng; Jyutping: Lai4 Gaa1jing4; born November 1982) is a Hong Kong astronaut who is a member of the Shenzhou 23 mission to the Tiangong space station.
Associated With: China Manned Space Agency, Article text: associated organization
In 2026, Lai was assigned to the Shenzhou 23 mission of the China Manned Space Program.
Operated By: People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, Biography: selection
had been selected as a payload specialist in China's fourth group of astronauts
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1982
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