Pakistani astronaut to join China’s next space station mission
Summary
China has selected an unnamed Pakistani astronaut to serve as a payload specialist on its Shenzhou-24 mission, which Chinese state media says would make the astronaut the first foreign national to visit China’s space station. China has not announced the astronaut’s identity or the launch date; the mission is expected by the end of 2026.Key Facts
- The China Manned Space Agency selected a Pakistani astronaut for the Shenzhou-24 mission.
- The astronaut’s identity and the mission’s departure date have not been announced.
- Pakistani pilots Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud trained at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center in Beijing.
- Pakistan and China agreed last February to a Chinese government-led programme to train Pakistani astronauts.
- China’s space agency plans to deploy Jinnah-1, Pakistan’s first lunar rover, to study lunar plasma, radiation and soil.
- The article says the astronauts would return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft after a short in-orbit flight.
- China aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030.
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