Astronaut from Pakistan will be 1st international visitor to China's Tiangong space station

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November 3, 2025, 4:00 PM

• •First international astronaut participation in China's space station program.
• •Pakistani astronauts will train with Chinese astronauts.
• •One Pakistani astronaut will conduct a short-duration flight mission.
• •The mission is part of a cooperation agreement signed in February.
• •The Tiangong space station was completed in late 2022.

China is set to welcome its first international astronaut, a Pakistani, to its Tiangong space station, marking a significant milestone in international space cooperation. Two Pakistani astronauts are undergoing training alongside Chinese astronauts, with one scheduled for a short-duration mission to conduct scientific experiments. This collaboration, agreed upon in February, involves a selection process in Pakistan followed by final selections in China, highlighting the growing partnership between the two nations in space exploration. The mission will take place aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft, with the Pakistani astronaut expected to stay on Tiangong for a few days before returning to Earth, potentially as part of a crew rotation.

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