OriginalSourceThe Straits TimesSingaporeLeanCenterCredibilityPublished04:33 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe Straits TimesSingaporeLeanCenterCredibilityPublished04:33 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Pakistani astronaut to join China space station's Shenzhou-24 mission”
“HONG KONG/BEIJING, Nov 7 - A Pakistani astronaut will join China’s space station on this year’s Shenzhou-24 mission, as part of bilateral cooperation under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.”
Pakistani astronaut to join China’s Shenzhou-24 mission
Key points
- A Pakistani astronaut will join China's space station on Shenzhou-24 mission.
- The participation is part of bilateral cooperation under Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative.
- CCTV, citing the China Manned Space Agency, named the role as payload specialist.
- Pilots Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud trained in Beijing for the mission.
- The mission's date has not been announced; the astronaut will fly back on Shenzhou-23.
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