PolyU congratulates the Nation on the successful landing of Tianwen-1 on Mars

The Nation’s first Mars Exploration mission Tianwen-1 successfully landed on Mars this morning, which marks a milestone development in China's space exploration endeavours. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) offered its warmest congratulations to the Nation on this exemplary and remarkable accomplishment.

Dr LAM Tai-fai, Chairman of Council, PolyU, said, “Mars exploration is an extraordinarily difficult and ambitious mission. The Tianwen-1 landing is an impressive demonstration of the Nation’s advanced technological capabilities in deep space exploration. Our PolyU research teams will remain committed to making ongoing contributions to Tianwen-1 and I look forward to the mission's continued success and achievements.”

Professor Jin-Guang TENG, PolyU’s President, said, “I am honoured that two PolyU research teams from different disciplines have participated in this landmark space mission. They played a vital role in landing site mapping and evaluation, as well as in the development of a sophisticated space instrument, the ‘Mars Landing Surveillance Camera (Mars Camera)’. PolyU has recently established the University Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations which is led by Professor Yung Kai-leung. We will continue to engage in cutting-edge projects in space exploration and technology in order to support the Nation’s space development with our pioneering research capabilities.

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