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The First Foreign Astronaut Will Visit China's Tiangong Space Station in Two Weeks
Universe Today · By Matthew Williams ·
The Brief
- The China Manned Space Agency plans to take a Pakistani astronaut to the Tiangong space station on the Shenzhou-24 mission.
- If the flight proceeds, it would be the first time a foreign astronaut has visited Tiangong.
- The Universe Today article published 2026-11-14 says the flight is about two weeks away.
Why it matters
A foreign astronaut visiting Tiangong marks a first for China's station and signals wider international participation in its crewed program.
Who’s affected
- readers following crewed spaceflight and international space cooperation
- space engineers and researchers interested in China's station
- Shenzhou-24
- #tiangong
- #shenzhou-24
- #crewed spaceflight
- #international cooperation
- #pakistan
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) will be taking a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong as part of the Shenzou 24 mission, marking the first time a foreign astronaut has been to the station.
Timeline
Universe Today reports that a Pakistani astronaut is set to fly to Tiangong on Shenzhou-24
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The First Foreign Astronaut Will Visit China's Tiangong Space Station in Two Weeks