The Young Astronaut Training Camp 2025 will be open for nominations from local secondary schools from tomorrow until May 31, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced today.

Selected participants will undergo astronaut training on the Mainland, in a nine-day cost-free training camp to be held from July 25 to August 2, where they will learn about space science, astronomy and China's aerospace achievements.

With a trip to Beijing, Jiuquan and Xi'an, the itinerary includes visiting key astronomy and aerospace facilities such as Beijing Aerospace City, the Xinglong Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatories and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. In addition, participants will have the chance to meet astronauts and aerospace experts.

Thirty places are available for the training camp. Candidates should be local full-time students studying at Secondary 2 through 6 in the 2024-25 academic year. They must be aged 12 or above and be nominated by their school. Each school can nominate two students at most.

There will be three rounds in the selection process - a quiz, a pre-camp training and an interview. The department noted that candidates who are graded outstanding will be selected to join the camp.

 A briefing will be conducted on May 6 at 5pm in the Space Museum.

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