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Two Pakistani astronauts selected as candidates for China space programme

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BEIJING, April 22 (Reuters) – China has selected two Pakistani astronauts as candidates for its manned space programme, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.

Both will travel to China for training, and one will participate in a flight mission as a payload specialist and become the first foreign astronaut in China’s space station, CCTV said.

(Reporting by Yukun Zhang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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