Pakistan to send first astronaut to space

China To Send Pak Astronaut As 1st Foreign Guest To Its Space Station
China plans to send an astronaut from its all-weather ally Pakistan as the first foreign guest to its space station Tiangong.
China's space station to welcome Pakistan astronaut
To date, the highest altitude any Pakistani has ever reached is about 87.4km, by a female polar adventurer and artist Namira Salim during a 55-minute suborbital travel arranged by American aerospace company Virgin Galactic on Oct 6, 2023.
China's space station to welcome first foreign astronaut, Xinhua says
China's space station will welcome its first foreign astronaut in the next few years, state news agency Xinhua reported, after China and Pakistan on Friday signed a cooperation agreement on the selection and training of astronauts.
Pakistani astronaut to enter Chinese space station
ISLAMABAD: The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) and the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) signed a cooperation agreement on the spaceflight of Pakistani astronaut to the Chinese space station here on Friday (Feb 28).
Pakistani astronaut to become first foreign visitor to China's space station
China's Tiangong space station is expected to welcome its first foreign visitor — a Pakistani astronaut who will likely become the first from the Islamic republic to fly to outer space, according to a heavyweight cooperation agreement.
Pakistan to send first astronaut to space under China partnership
Pakistan is set to send its first astronaut into space following a cooperation agreement signed between the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
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