PM Shehbaz Sharif witnesses the exchange of agreements between officials from Suparco and CMSA, the Chinese space agency in March 2025. File photo
Dubai: China has announced plans to send a Pakistani astronaut to its Tiangong space station, making Pakistan the first foreign country to participate in China’s manned space missions.
The move underscores the growing technological and strategic partnership between the two nations.
According to China’s state news agency Xinhua, the astronaut will join a short-term mission as a payload specialist, conducting scientific experiments designed by Pakistan and assisting in routine space station operations. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) confirmed that the astronaut will train alongside Chinese crew members as part of the mission’s medium-term cooperation plan.
First mission
The development follows a bilateral space cooperation agreement signed in March between Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the CMSA. Under the accord, Pakistan’s first manned space mission will be carried out aboard China’s space station.
In a statement at the time, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the agreement as “another wonderful gesture” by Beijing to deepen collaboration in science and technology. He said Pakistan attached “utmost importance” to advancing space technology and viewed China as its “most reliable and strategic partner.”
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