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China’s Tiangong Mission
April 27 , 2026
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- China selected two candidates from Pakistan for astronaut training for the Tiangong space station, marking the first inclusion of foreign astronauts in China’s human spaceflight programme.
- The selected candidates, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, will undergo full training and evaluation in China as part of a bilateral space cooperation agreement.
- One of them may be chosen as a payload specialist on a future mission, potentially becoming the first Pakistani to reach Earth’s orbit.
- This development follows an agreement between China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) (China Manned Space Agency) and SUPARCO (Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission) of Pakistan.
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