China will allow a foreigner to enter its space station for the first time and an astronaut from Pakistan will participate in the Shenzhou-24 mission, China's manned space agency said on Saturday. On board he will do scientific experiments. After a short flight in orbit, the Pakistani astronaut will return to Earth in the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft.

China will allow a foreigner to enter its space station for the first time and an astronaut from Pakistan will participate in the Shenzhou-24 mission, China's manned space agency said on Saturday. On board he will do scientific experiments. After a short flight in orbit, the Pakistani astronaut will return to Earth in the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft.