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Government
Pakistan Prepares to Send First Astronaut to China’s Tiangong Space Station
DID Press: Pakistan is nearing a historic milestone in its space programme, with a final decision expected on which of two military pilots will become the country’s first astronaut to travel to China’s Tiangong Space Station. Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Only Astronaut to Be Buried in Kabul
DID Press: The body of Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s first and only astronaut, will be transferred from Munich, Germany, to Kabul on Monday, where funeral prayers and burial ceremonies are scheduled to take place. According to the announced program, the…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Only Astronaut Abdul Ahad Momand Dies at 67
DID Press: Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s first and only astronaut, has died in Germany at the age of 67 after battling cancer, according to sources close to his family. Momand had been living with his family in the city of…
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