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First foreign astronaut to board Chinese space station

Published on 8 Nov 2026 2:59:53 PM

A Pakistani astronaut will join the Shenzhou-24 crewed flight mission as a payload specialist, according to the China Manned Space Agency, in what will be the first involving Chinese and foreign astronauts in the history of China's space programme.

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A Pakistani astronaut will join the Shenzhou-24 crewed flight mission as a payload specialist, according to the China Manned Space Agency, in what will be the first involving Chinese and foreign astronauts in the history of China's space programme.

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