China-Space Station/Foreign Astronaut
China-Space Station/Foreign Astronaut
Dateline : Nov 7, 2026/File
Location : China
Duration : 1'17
FILE: In Space - Date Unknown (China Manned Space Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of China's Tiangong Space Station in orbit, sign of Shenzhou-23 flight mission
FILE: Islamabad, Pakistan - Feb 28, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif overseeing cooperation agreement signing ceremony
FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of astronauts undergoing training
A Pakistani astronaut will join the Shenzhou-24 crewed flight mission as a payload specialist, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Saturday.
After completing a short on-orbit flight, the Pakistani astronaut will return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft.
The mission will mark the first joint flight involving Chinese and foreign astronauts in the history of China's manned space program.
In February 2025, China and Pakistan signed a cooperation agreement in Islamabad on the selection and training of Pakistani astronauts for flight missions aboard China's space station, officially launching the selection process.
Following a rigorous three-stage screening and evaluation process, two Pakistani candidates were chosen as reserve astronauts.
After completing training in China and passing all assessments, one of the two will be assigned to the crewed flight mission, while the other will serve as the backup astronaut.
ID : 8507212
Published : 2026-11-07 11:57
Last Modified : 2026-11-07 19:31:18
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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