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Pakistani astronaut to join China's Shenzhou-24 space station mission

First reported by The Express Tribune Latest report 6 sources
Image: Times of India
Image: Times of India

Summary of 6 reports

A Pakistani astronaut will join China's Shenzhou-24 mission as a payload specialist, marking the first foreign visitor to China's space station. The mission represents the first joint spaceflight involving Chinese and foreign astronauts in China's manned space program history, part of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

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  1. The Express Tribune

    Pakistani astronaut to join China space station's Shenzhou-24 mission (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)

    ​First foreign visitor to ​space station will participate as a payload ⁠specialist in mission

  2. The Straits Times

    Pakistani astronaut to join China space station's Shenzhou-24 mission (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)

    HONG KONG/BEIJING, Nov 7 - A Pakistani astronaut will join China's space station on this year's Shenzhou-24 mission, as part of bilateral cooperation under Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.

  3. The Straits Times

    Pakistani astronaut to join China’s next space-station mission (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)

    Pakistan and China signed a deal in 2025 setting up a Chinese government training programme for Pakistani astronauts.

  4. Times of India

    Pakistan to send astronaut to China’s space station aboard Shenzhou-24 mission (opens Times of India in a new tab)

  5. Business Recorder

    Pakistan’s first astronaut to board Chinese space station (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)

    Pakistan is all set to make history in its space exploration as one Pakistani astronaut will join the Shenzhou-24 crewed flight mission as a payload specialist, APP news agency quoted the China Manned Space Agency as saying on Saturday. The mission will mark…

  6. Al Jazeera

    Pakistani astronaut to join China’s next space station mission (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)

    The unnamed individual will be the first foreign national to visit China's space station as part of Shenzhou-24 mission.

  7. Dawn

    Pakistani astronaut to join Shenzhou-24 mission to China's space station (opens Dawn in a new tab)

    A Pakistani astronaut will travel to China’s Tiangong space station aboard the Shenzhou-24 mission, becoming the first foreigner to visit the orbiting outpost, Beijing’s manned space agency said on Saturday. Pakistan and China are close diplomatic and…

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