HKUST Led Project Marks Hong Kong’s First Scientific Payload on the National Space Station

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 13 May 2026 - The world's first lightweight, high‑resolution, high‑precision synergistic observatory for carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) emission point sources – named "MUSICO", Multi‑Spectral Imaging Carbon Observatory, led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – was successfully launched aboard the Tianzhou‑10 cargo spacecraft on May 11 and has arrived at China's Tiangong Space Station.