space   China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
NASA Spaceflight • Justin Davenport

Shenzhou-23 to launch May 24 for a year-long Tiangong stay, China’s record-length crew mission and first Hong Kong taikonaut

China will launch the three-person Shenzhou-23 crew to the Tiangong space station on May 24, carrying its first Hong Kong astronaut on a Chinese space-station flight. The mission is set up as a year-long stay, intended to enable long-duration human physiology studies as Beijing targets a crewed moon landing by 2030.

Also: Space.com, Reuters and Space Policy Online
2026-05-23T15:26:31.297723-07:00
aviation   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   IATA   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Lufthansa  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Lufthansa Cargo Achieves Comprehensive IATA CEIV Pharma Certifications

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2026-05-23T08:24:53.759838-07:00
aviation   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

No, Flight Attendants Aren't Allowed to Smoke Cannabis, Canadian Employment Tribunal Rules

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: In a lengthy 80-page ruling, a Canadian employment tribunal has ruled that flight attendants are not permitted to consume cannabis, whether on or off duty, after a union argued that a ban on crew members smoking marijuana was unfair.

2026-05-23T06:54:45.769963-07:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

South Korea’s first C-390 heads to Asia ahead of delivery

By Air Data News: Embraer-built transport aircraft stopped in Recife during ferry flight to the Republic first Embraer C-390 Millennium destined for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) was en route to South Korea on Friday, May 22, according to flight tracking data and reports from aircraft spotters.

2026-05-23T08:16:09.398497-07:00
space   China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Bloomberg • Pui Gwen Yeung

Hong Kong’s First Astronaut Joins Mission to China Space Station

By Bloomberg: Hong Kong’s first astronaut, a former police officer with a doctorate in computer forensics, will join a Chinese mission to its space station on Sunday, in what the city’s Chief Executive John Lee described as a “historic moment.”.

Also: Leonard David, hongkongfp.com, CGTN China and CNA
2026-05-22T22:42:22.261557-07:00