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Pakistani astronaut to join China's Shenzhou-24 mission, state media says
China says a Pakistani astronaut will join Shenzhou-24 as a payload specialist, the first foreign visitor to its space station, and return aboard Shenzhou-23.
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Suparco: 3 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Pakistani astronaut to join China's Shenzhou-24 mission, state media says. Key developments, background and…
3 stories on Suparco since 28 September 2026; the latest was published on 7 November 2026.
Key developments
- Pakistani astronaut to join China's Shenzhou-24 mission, state media saysChinese state broadcaster CCTV said a Pakistani astronaut will join this year's Shenzhou-24 mission as a payload specialist, the first foreign visitor to China's space station.
- Pakistan to host UN conference on space technology for disaster warningsSuparco will host the UN-Pakistan conference on space technology for Early Warnings for All, climate action and disaster risk from October 27 to 31 in Islamabad.
- Pakistan's first astronaut: two pilots in final training for China's Tiangong space stationPilots Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud are training in Beijing; one will become Pakistan's first astronaut and the first foreigner aboard China's space station.
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Pakistan to host UN conference on space technology for disaster warnings
Suparco will host a UN-backed conference in Islamabad from October 27 to 31 on using satellites for early warnings, disaster risk and climate action.
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Pakistan's first astronaut: two pilots in final training for China's Tiangong space station
Pilots Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud are training in Beijing; one will become Pakistan's first astronaut and the first foreigner aboard China's space station.