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SCIENCE • CHINA AND PAKISTAN

Pakistan plans to send an astronaut on China’s next space station mission

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An unnamed Pakistani astronaut is expected to join China’s Shenzhou-24 mission, which would make the person the first foreign national to visit China’s space station, according to Al Jazeera. The report does not provide a name or further mission details.

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Why it matters

The reported plan concerns cooperation between Pakistan and China in space; the article identifies no direct U.S. consequence. The astronaut and the participating space programs are directly affected.