In 2022, the first Pakistani will go into space

Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the selection for the Pakistani astronaut will be next year and in 2022, God willing, the first Pakistani will go into space, which will be a historic move for Pakistan’s space program.

According to the details, Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in his statement on the social media website Twitter that he is very happy, the selection for the first Pakistani astronaut will be next year, in the first stage 50 astronauts will be shortlisted and 25 out of 50 will be shortlisted in the final stage. i will go

Proud to announce that selection process for the first Pakistani to be sent to Space shall begin from Feb 2020,fifty people will be shortlisted — list will then come down to 25 and in 2022 we will send our first person to space,this will be the biggest space event of our history

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 25, 2019

Fawad Chaudhry said that in 2022, Inshallah, the first Pakistani will go into space and this initiative will be a history maker for Pakistan’s space program.

Remember, in October 2018, Fawad Chaudhry said that Pakistan will go on its first space mission in 2022.

It should be noted that an agreement has been reached between Pakistan and China on the transfer of space technology, Pakistani and Chinese astronauts will now be jointly sent on space missions and China will provide support and cooperation in Pakistan’s space research.
It should be noted that on July 9, Pakistan crossed an important milestone in the world of space and technology, for the first time in the country’s history, the satellite PRSS-1 developed with the help of China and the satellite Pak Tes-1A developed by Pakistani engineers were sent into space. .

Both satellites were launched using Chinese-made rockets.