Mainland scientist wins prestigious space science award

A mainland researcher received the Von Karman Award, one of the most prestigious awards in space science, in Washington, the United States last Friday.

Professor Wu Meirong, former director of the China Resources Satellite Application Centre, was also the first woman to win the top prize awarded by the space community.

The annual award was established in 1982 by the International Academy of Astronautics, the world’s largest space research community, to honour the memory of Theodore von Karman, a founding father of human space flight.