A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the Moon.

The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist.

China presentó la misión tripulada Shenzhou-23, que enviará por primera vez a una astronauta procedente de Hong Kong al espacio.