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Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying lifts off into space on Shenzhou-23 mission
Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, successfully launched into space on China’s Shenzhou-23 mission via a Long March-2F rocket from Jiuquan. The China Manned Space Agency reported the launch as successful.
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