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Pakistani Astronaut to Become First Foreigner on China's Space Station

The astronaut will board Shenzhou 24, marking the first time a non-Chinese national visits Beijing's orbital platform.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 7 Nov 2026 · updated 45m ago

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How the odds moved · China
0%50%100%36%1 Nov, 15:08 UTCnowABC News: Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station · 7 Nov, 05:03 UTCTimes of India: Pakistan to send astronaut to China’s space station aboard Shenzhou-24 mission · 7 Nov, 06:58 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
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7 Nov, 04:40 UTC36%
6 Nov, 17:20 UTC36%
6 Nov, 07:31 UTC35%
6 Nov, 05:53 UTC35%
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6 Nov, 01:38 UTC35%
6 Nov, 01:17 UTC35%
5 Nov, 20:04 UTC35%
5 Nov, 05:23 UTC31%
4 Nov, 19:04 UTC30%
3 Nov, 16:19 UTC30%
2 Nov, 06:35 UTC31%
1 Nov, 15:08 UTC31%

The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 7 Nov 2026. ABC News published first, on 7 November at 05:03 UTC; Times of India followed 1h 55m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 7 November at 06:58 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Times of India.

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  • China — the market puts it at 36%, with $109 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2031. China must be the first nation to send humans to the Moon before January 1, 2031 for the outcome to be Yes. The deadline is strictly based on the launch date of the mission, not the landing or return. Readers often mistake this market as resolving based on lunar exploration milestones rather than the specific condition of being the first country to achieve a manned moon landing.

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  1. Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station ABC News ·
  2. Pakistan to send astronaut to China’s space station aboard Shenzhou-24 mission Times of India

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