The #DingDing, from terminus to terminus ( #KennedyTown to #SheuKeiWan ) takes around a bit more than an hour and a half if memory serves correctly.

That's one orbit around the Earth at #LEO

#HongKong

Hongkonger in space!

Per Chinese practice, the crew was announced one day before the planned launch date. The mission will be commanded by Zhu Yangzhu, who previously flew on Shenzhou 16. Lai Ka-ying will become the first Hongkonger in space as payload specialist in the Shenzhou 23 mission.

Unlike previous six-month missions, the CMSA has announced that one astronaut from Shenzhou 23 is expected to stay in space for a full year. This would allow a Pakistani astronaut to visit Tiangong during the Shenzhou 24 mission scheduled for October 2026.

A Pakistani taikonaut, rather?. I think the spacing nation defines the noun.

🇭🇰🇨🇳🇵🇰

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou…

#hongkong #china #pakistan #space
#tiangong #shenzhou #shenzhou23
#hongkongSpace #chinaSpace #pakistanSpace

planned Chinese crewed spaceflight to the Tiangong space station

Shenzhou 23 - Wikipedia

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"""Under these conditions, showers in Hong Kong are expected to become heavier at times tomorrow.

Temperatures are set to fall progressively, with the minimum in urban areas expected to drop to around 20 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning, and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.
"""

YES. YES. YES.

Sweet.

#hongkong

"Temperatures set to fall to 20°C as cold front brings cooler weather and days of rain"

thestandard.com.hk/news/articl…

Temperatures set to fall to 20°C as cold front brings cooler weather and days of rain

A cold front moving toward southern China is expected to bring cooler temperatures and unsettled weather to Hong Kong later this week, with forecasters warning of heavier showers and thunderstorms in the coming days.

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