Key facts
- A camera developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology captured images of Hong Kong from the Tiangong space station.
- The MUSICO camera's images were released by HKUST.
- The images were released ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
A remote-sensing camera developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has captured its first images of Hong Kong from China's Tiangong space station. HKUST published a series of videos and photos taken by the MUSICO camera on Thursday, highlighting the research team's contributions to China's space program. The release comes ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.