More than 300 students gather at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

More than 300 students, scientists, and government officials gathered Friday at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for a special space science question and answer session with Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station.

Dubbed the “Tiangong Classroom,” the event was co-hosted by the China Manned Space Agency, the Chinese Embassy in Hungary, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in the Hungarian capital Budapest. It aimed to deepen growing cooperation between China and Hungary in the fields of aerospace, education, and innovation. Many Hungarian students were thrilled to see their questions answered directly by astronauts in space.

In a pre-recorded video, the astronauts also demonstrated zero-gravity science experiments, captivating the audience with examples from space. The three-member crew aboard the Tiangong space station was sent into space on April 24 for a six-month mission.