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| - | Why scientists say this stunning ancient lake in Turkey might as well be on Mars [[https:// | + | Pakistani astronaut will become first foreign national to enter Chinese space station |
| + | A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreign national aboard China’s Tiangong space station, as Beijing steps up space diplomacy amid a burgeoning battle with the United States for supremacy in orbit. | ||
| - | With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey.” | + | The mission of the Pakistani astronaut – who is yet to be selected – tightens already close space ties between Beijing |
| - | Extraordinary to look at, peaceful and surrounded by an abundance | + | Tiangong is one of two currently operating space stations, alongside the International Space Station, launched |
| - | But there’s so much more to this gorgeous body of water and its white-sand beaches than just beauty to get tourists excited. According to scientists, Lake Salda is the only place on Earth that’s analogous to the Jezero Crater on Mars. | + | The mission |
| - | It’s a fact that has piqued the interest | + | “When you internationalize things properly, you build something greater than the sum of the parts, and that’s true in the internationalization of the space station,” he said. |
| - | It’s also helped increase environmental awareness around this fragile treasure, which is facing existential threats from pollution and decreasing water levels. | + | During a press conference on Wednesday, the China Manned Space Agency announced the astronaut selected will be a payload specialist, handling daily tasks during the mission, as well as scientific experiments for Pakistan. |
| - | Briony Horgan, a professor at Purdue University’s Earth, Atmospheric | + | Amjad Ali, deputy director of Pakistan’s space agency SUPARCO, lauded the news as a milestone for the South Asian nation, whose government is taking a renewed interest in its more than 60-year-old space program. |
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| + | “It is very important for Pakistan, being the first foreign country whose astronauts are entertained by China and taken by the Chinese mission,” he told Reuters news agency on Wednesday. | ||
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| + | Ali said Pakistan space bosses will compile a list of five to 10 candidates for the mission over the next month, for China to then shorten | ||
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| + | The pair will then go through training | ||