Pakistan to Send Its First Astronaut to China's Space Station

A Pakistani astronaut will join the Shenzhou-24 mission, marking a historic first for the country in space travel.

History is about to be made in space. Pakistan has announced that it will send an astronaut to join a mission on China's space station. The astronaut will be part of the upcoming Shenzhou-24 mission. This will be the first time a person from Pakistan travels to China’s space station. China has been working hard on its own space station, known as the Tiangong. This station stays in orbit around the Earth. Astronauts go there to live and work for months at a time. By joining this mission, the Pakistani astronaut will be one of the first people from outside of China to visit the station. This…