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Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station
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The Brief
- A Pakistani astronaut will join the crew of China's Shenzhou 24 spacecraft, according to state media.
- If the plan holds, he would be the first foreign national to board China's space station.
- The report was carried by Space News and originally published on phys.org.
Why it matters
It marks a shift in international access to China's Tiangong station, which has largely hosted Chinese crews, and signals growing foreign participation in Chinese crewed spaceflight.
Who’s affected
- Space researchers interested in China's crewed program
- Pakistani space and science community
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A Pakistani astronaut will join the crew of China's Shenzhou 24 spacecraft on a mission that would make him the first foreign national to board Beijing's space station, state media reported Saturday.
Timeline
State media reported that a Pakistani astronaut will join the Shenzhou 24 crew
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Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station