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Sarwat Nasir

Sarwat Nasir

Space Editor
UAE
Sarwat is the space editor at The National and oversees the space coverage at the organisation. She has a keen interest in human spaceflight, private space industry and interplanetary missions. A graduate of Murdoch University, she joined The National in 2020. She previously worked with Khaleej Times and 7Days covering space and education.
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Stan Rudenko is chief executive of Aspire Space, a company in Abu Dhabi that aims to build rockets entirely in the UAE. Victor Besa / The National
Abu Dhabi businessman raised in Soviet space town on mission to launch rockets in UAE

Stan Rudenko wants to build fully reusable launch system

SpaceNovember 16, 2025
Ben Gomes, Google’s chief technologist for learning and sustainability, believes technology will be critical to an evolving education sector. Antonie Robertson / The National
InterviewGoogle wants AI to serve as a private tutor – but it 'won't replace teachers'

Tech company's head of learning tells of plans to reshape the education landscape

UAENovember 14, 2025
Orbitworks launched a satellite manufacturing facility on November 11, 2025. Photo: Orbitworks
Abu Dhabi reaches for stars with factory that can build 50 satellites a year

Production centre on course to become leading international exporter, says acting chief executive

SpaceNovember 11, 2025
People try the astronaut-training simulator at the relaunch of the Space and Rocketry Academy in Dubai. Ruel Pableo / The National
Lift-off for Dubai space academy helping star pupils set sights on Mars

New site features astronaut-style training, including Nasa simulator and rocket-building workshops, as Space and Rocketry Academy reopens

UAENovember 11, 2025
Jared Isaacman, 42, a tech entrepreneur and private astronaut. AP
Trump again nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa

Tech entrepreneur will formally step into the role once approved by the Senate

SpaceNovember 05, 2025
Engineers with the Rashid 2 rover at a clean room inside the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Momentum building for UAE attempt to land on far side of the Moon

Rashid 2 rover has been shipped to US for next year's lunar mission

SpaceNovember 04, 2025
A SpaceX rocket carries Space42's SAR satellites into orbit. Photo: Space42
UAE launches satellites that can 'see through clouds' to boost disaster response

Space42 now has five advanced satellites in orbit

SpaceNovember 03, 2025
Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi captured by MBZ-SAT, a high-resolution satellite built by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. Photo: MBRSC
UAE space platform to bring satellites within reach of students and start-ups

Users to have access to data from more than 300 satellites, including those built by the UAE

SpaceOctober 30, 2025
A supermoon appears in the skies over Dubai in 2023. Antonie Robertson/The National
The year's largest supermoon to be visible in UAE on Wednesday

This will be the penultimate lunar event of its kind in 2025

SpaceOctober 28, 2025
Space42 has already carried out large-scale autonomous-driving trials through TXAI, its robotaxi service
Self-driving cars in Abu Dhabi will 'talk' to each other in road safety plan

Space42 and e& to begin trials of digital systems linking self-driving cars to 5.5G networks and city infrastructure

TechnologyOctober 24, 2025
Stargazers view the Perseid meteor shower from a camp near the Mleiha Archaeological Centre in Sharjah in August 2024. Pawan Singh / The National
Orionids meteor shower to light up UAE skies on Tuesday night

Moonless night could make celestial event highly visible

SpaceOctober 21, 2025
Thuraya, the satellite-based mobile phone company in Abu Dhabi, sent Thuraya-1 into orbit, carried by a rocket fired from a Pacific Ocean platform on October 21, 2000. Photo: Thuraya Telecoms
Thuraya-1: UAE marks 25 years since launch of its first satellite

From a single communications satellite to interplanetary missions, the Emirates has transformed into a rising space power

SpaceOctober 21, 2025
A Tesla car drives through a tunnel during a media preview of the Las Vegas Convention Centre Loop in 2021. Getty Images / AFP
Dubai Loop set for 2026 launch as emirate develops transport of tomorrow

Dubai authorities are embracing cutting-edge technology including a trackless tram and flying taxis

UAEOctober 15, 2025
Abu Dhabi space technology company Space42's stand at Gitex Global 2025 in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
UAE lining up new satellite internet system after Red Sea cable disruption

Space42 deal to deliver satellite internet services straight to phones of e& users

SpaceOctober 14, 2025
Shivankh Varun Varadharajan, 6, has been recognising compositions for about two and a half years. Photo: handout
Music to my ears: Dubai pupil sets world record for identifying composers

Shivankh Varun Varadharajan recognised 16 pieces by masters such as Bach, Mozart and Vivaldi within a minute

UAEOctober 14, 2025
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