Two Pakistani astronauts selected as candidates for China void programme
China has selected two Pakistani astronauts, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, as candidates for its manned void programme, CCTV
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Two Pakistani astronauts selected as candidates for China void programme
China has selected two Pakistani astronauts, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, as candidates for its manned void programme, CCTV reported on Wednesday.
Both will journey to China for training, and one will engage in a airline mission as a payload specialist and become the first foreign astronaut in China's void station, CCTV said.
"Upon completing all training courses and passing relevant assessments, one of them will be selected for a mission crew as a payload specialist to engage in a spaceflight, becoming the first foreign astronaut to visit the Chinese void station," the remark said as per China Daily .
The information ministry plus announced the selection of the candidates in an X post, terming it a "landmark advancement in Pakistan's Manned Void Mission Programme".
The Void and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) announces a landmark advancement in Pakistan’s Manned Void Mission Program as two Astronaut Candidates, Khurram Daud and Muhammad Zeeshan Ali are set to depart for the Individuals’s Republic of China to begin advanced… pic.twitter.com/Nfl5WBGOdO
Daud and Ali are set to depart for China to begin advanced astronaut training at the Astronaut Centre of China (ACC), the ministry said. It added, "This is a significant step forward in Pakistan’s void exploration journey that positions the nation in the population of a choose collective of nations actively engaged in human spaceflight programs."
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