巴基斯坦航天员将参加神舟二十四号飞行 中国空间站将迎首位外籍航天员
中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆11月9日在例行记者会上回答新华社记者提问时证实，1名巴基斯坦航天员将以载荷专家身份参加神舟二十四号载人飞行任务，在完成短期在轨飞行后，随神舟二十三号载人飞船返回。
郭嘉昆表示，探索浩瀚宇宙、和平利用外空，是全人类的共同理想，关乎全人类共同福祉。中国一贯倡导和平利用外空，积极开展国际航天合作，推动在外空领域构建人类命运共同体。
郭嘉昆说，中国和巴基斯坦是全天候战略合作伙伴。巴基斯坦航天员参与有关飞行任务，将是中国载人航天工程历史上首次中外航天员联合飞行，也是中国空间站首次迎来外籍航天员到访。
郭嘉昆表示，这是中巴建交75周年之际，两国合作取得的又一重要成果。中方愿同巴方赓续传统友谊，深化航天及各领域合作，推动两国关系不断迈上新台阶。
（来源：中国外交部）
Pakistani Astronaut to Fly on Shenzhou-24 in First Foreign Visit to China's Space Station
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun confirmed at a regular press conference on November 9, in response to a Xinhua question, that a Pakistani astronaut will take part in the Shenzhou-24 crewed mission as a payload specialist and, after a short stay in orbit, will return aboard the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft.
Guo said that exploring the vast universe and using outer space peacefully is a shared aspiration of humanity and bears on the common well-being of all humankind. China has consistently advocated the peaceful use of outer space, actively pursued international space cooperation, and promoted the building of a community with a shared future for humanity in outer space.
Guo said China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners. The Pakistani astronaut's participation will mark the first joint flight of Chinese and foreign astronauts in the history of China's crewed space program, and the first visit by a foreign astronaut to China's space station.
Guo said this is another important outcome of bilateral cooperation in the year marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. China stands ready to carry forward its traditional friendship with Pakistan, deepen cooperation in space and across other fields, and take bilateral relations to new heights.
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China)
来源：中国外交部
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图片来源：图：中国空间站后向视角，画面中由左至右为梦天实验舱、天和核心舱、问天实验舱，下方径向对接口对接着一艘神舟飞船（资料图）。照片：中国载人航天工程办公室，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Rear view of China's space station, with the Mengtian lab module, Tianhe core module and Wentian lab module from left to right and a Shenzhou spacecraft docked at the nadir port (file photo). Photo by the China Manned Space Engineering Office, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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