Today, China has constructed and launched satellites for Pakistan and in 2026 introduced that it’s going to ship one Pakistani astronaut to the Tiangong space station. (Representational picture)
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The Chinese space programme has undertaken main strides because it constructed and launched its first satellite tv for pc in 1970. In final half a century Beijing has performed satellite tv for pc launches, constructed its personal navigation system, carried out profitable spacewalks, and constructed and operated its personal space station. China can be within the strategy of enterprise a manned moon mission by 2030. China has additionally persistently promoted its space applied sciences and pushed for cooperation underneath Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) dubbed the space silk street. This entails “a service network weaved by satellites and ground stations among the BRI partner countries has promoted the space industry to better benefit the local people”. China has additionally used its launching platform, the Long March, to advertise its smooth energy by launching satellite tv for pc for quite a lot of different nations.
The ‘all-weather friendship’ between China and Pakistan has been replicated of their space cooperation as effectively. The partnership started in 1990 with China launching Pakistan’s Badr-I satellite tv for pc, the momentum took time. Today, China has constructed and launched satellites for Pakistan and in 2026 introduced that it’s going to ship one Pakistani astronaut to the Tiangong space station.
Published – April 28, 2026 08:00 am IST
