China's top space experts hold online space science education class
The Wentian space lab, shown as it was assembled, is expected to advance space science, technology and research applications. Two top space experts held an online space science education class for a nationwide audience, including teenagers from Hong Kong and Macao, to explore the wonderful world of science and the country's grand aerospace achievements.
The fantasy of plasma, one of the four fundamental states of matter, shared by Xia Guangqing, dean of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dalian University of Technology. Five world-changing materials and the science behind them were introduced by Professor Cheng Cheng, a professor at the College of Material Science and Technology at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
They explained complex aerospace science knowledge to the public in a simple and understandable way, so as to promote awareness and interest in aerospace science and applications, as well as inspire more young people to chase dreams in the innovative technology field.
The lecture is part of the China Aerospace Dream series activities which are jointly held by Inspire HK Youth Education Foundation and GBA DG-HK Elite Association to celebrate the city's 25th anniversary of its return to China. The activities started in August and will last until December. On August 20, they held the first online class on space breeding and space science experiment.
The founder and chairman of InspireHK Lee Tsz-fung, who is also the initiator and chief planner of the series activities, said over 500 people attended the first similar lecture held in the series. Saturday's lecture was the second of such activities.
Lee told China Daily that a total of five such lectures are planned for December.
Besides online classes, there are two competitions to test participants' knowledge and collect articles on aerospace topics. An award ceremony will be held in Hong Kong in December.
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Lee hopes to host some exchange tours to allow students to visit some space bases and launch centers, and meet the aerospace experts and astronauts in person in the future.
He said these opportunities will help the city's youngsters tell China's stories well and help raise the talents needed to make the city a more inno-tech hub.
The public can learn space science knowledge from space experts in an understandable way, according to Yuen Yan-kai, chairperson of the GBA DG-HK Elite Association. She called for more people from all walks of life to pay more attention to and participate in the upcoming space science education-themed activities.