On 24 April 2026, PolyU and the Zhuhai Space Center jointly launched the Aerospace Popular Science Month during a China Space Day event at the Space Center. The event served as an important platform to promote aerospace science among Greater Bay Area youth and to showcase PolyU's contributions to national missions.
Hundreds of participants from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area attended the event. The programme features an exhibition of winning entries from the Lunar Robot Design Competition organised by PolyU. A VR system that creates a virtual environment of the landing sites of Chang’e and Mars missions developed by PolyU is also on display at the Zhuhai Space Center.
Prof. Bo WU, Fiona Cheung Professor in Spatial Science, Associate Head (Research) of LSGI, and Associate Director of RCDSE, delivered a talk entitled “Space Exploration: Seeking Answers to Heavenly Questions,” sharing the latest developments in lunar and Mars exploration missions in China and abroad, and introducing the applications of surveying, remote sensing, geographic information, and artificial intelligence technologies in deep space exploration. The VR system, based on real mission data, accurately recreates the landing sites of Chang'e 3, Chang'e 4, Chang'e 5, and Tianwen 1.
The talk left a deep impression on the young audience. A student from Zhuhai College of Science and Technology remarked, "Professor WU's explanation helped me understand the technology behind Mars landing so clearly for the first time. I feel that aerospace is not far away from us." Meanwhile, a student from Haicheng Primary School in Jinwan District said excitedly, "In the future, I want to design a lunar rover and send it to see what the far side of the Moon looks like."
Online coverage:
Wenweipo (24 Apr 2026)
