Pakistani astronaut to join China’s next space station mission
The unnamed individual will be the first foreign national to visit China’s space station as part of Shenzhou-24 mission.

The unnamed individual will be the first foreign national to visit China’s space station as part of Shenzhou-24 mission.






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