Hong Kong's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying's selection has sparked increased interest in aerospace education, with course inquiries tripling at learning centres and industry figures calling for expanded educational facilities.

South China Morning Post

Lai Ka-ying’s selection as Hong Kong’s first astronaut has sparked a more than threefold surge in aerospace and satellite-design course inquiries at a learning centre, while industry leaders have called for sites to be refitted as immersive education facilities.
Lai, a police superintendent who has also become China’s first female payload specialist, made her historic journey into space on Sunday with the launch of the Shenzhou-23 mission.
Jeffrey Ho, CEO of Star Club Scientist Education, said..