October 26 – Bloomberg report by Jill Ward and Faseeh Mangi states that the rivalry between India and Pakistan seems to be extending into outer space. “The first Pakistani will be sent to space in 2022,” Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Thursday, the same year that India is planning its first manned mission. Pakistan’s space agency, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, has “an agreement for this venture” with China’s Manned Space Agency, Chaudhry said.
Bloomberg: Bitter Rivals Blast Off as Pakistan Enters Space Race with India
