On 30 November 2023, PolyU welcomed the China Manned Space delegation to the PolyU campus. The delegation shared their aerospace journeys with 700 PolyU students and faculty members during a meet-and-greet event at the Jockey Club Auditorium.
At the event, the delegation delivered presentations on their experiences in manned space missions. They also had an exchange on aerospace technologies, astronaut training, and life in space with the PolyU community. The discussion was joined by PAIR researchers. They included Prof. YUNG Kai-leung, Sir Sze-yuen Chung Professor in Precision Engineering, Chair Professor of Precision Engineering, Associate Head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Director of the Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE); and Prof. WU Bo, Fiona Cheung Professor in Spatial Science, Associate Head (Research) of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, and Associate Director of RCDSE.
Since 2010, PolyU has been participating in the Nation’s space exploration programmes and collaborating with the China Academy of Space Technology to develop and manufacture sophisticated space instruments. PolyU researchers have participated in the Nation’s lunar exploration missions, including Chang'e-3, Chang'e-4 and Chang'e-5, as well as the Mars exploration project Tianwen-1.
