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中新社香港5月25日电 5月24日23时08分,搭载神舟二十三号载人飞船的长征二号F遥二十三运载火箭在酒泉卫星发射中心点火发射,约10分钟后,飞船与火箭成功分离,进入预定轨道,航天员乘组状态良好,发射取得圆满成功。
香港特区行政长官李家超随即在社交平台发文,对本次发射圆满成功表示热烈祝贺,并向各乘组成员,包括香港特区首名载荷专家黎家盈,致以崇高敬意和真挚祝福。
图为香港特区行政长官李家超观看神舟二十三号载人飞船发射升空直播。 (李家超社交媒体)
李家超表示,国家经历三十多年的载人航天工程,凭借前瞻目光、策略部署和无比毅力,以坚定决心实践航天强国的伟大蓝图。
此次任务极具意义,既是“十五五”时期的首次载人飞行任务,亦是首次有来自香港特区的载荷专家参与其中,香港市民都感到振奋和自豪。
李家超指出,国家“十五五”规划明确提出建设现代化产业体系、加快建设航天强国。
在国家的大力支持下,香港特区可以由参与国家航天伟大事业的“支持者”,成为“执行者”,这不仅彰显了香港特区在国家航天强国建设中可贡献的力量,更是香港更好融入和服务国家发展大局的最佳实践。
李家超称,香港特区政府会把握首次有香港专家参与执行国家航天飞行任务的历史时刻,进一步提升科普教育,展示国家航天科技发展的辉煌成就,聚焦香港特区对国家航天事业的独特贡献,并激发青少年投身创科领域,为国家和香港特区培育更多创科人才。(完)

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