Professor Lam Hon-Ming Participated in First Hong Kong Agricultural Research Project to be Launched into Space

As the first Hong Kong agricultural scientist to participate in a national space research project, Professor Lam Hon-ming is very honoured

Professor Lam Hon-ming (fifth from left) and research team members

[May 2023 issue]

NA-affiliated Professor Lam Hon-ming, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and his team, supported by the China Manned Space Agency, conducted a collaborative research project with the China Resources Research Institute of Science and Technology, and Shenzhou Space Biotechnology Group.

The research team has sent specimens of rhizobia (soybean nitrogen fixing bacteria) into space on the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft that launched on 10 May 2023. The specimens have arrived at the Chinese space station Tiangong. This is the first Hong Kong agricultural research project to be launched into space, opening a new chapter for the integration of aerospace and agricultural technology.