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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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A rendering of the Resilience landing vehicle orbiting the Moon. Photo: ispace
Japanese company to make second Moon landing attempt

Landing attempt will be streamed live on Friday

SpaceJune 05, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Jared Isaacman was nominated for the role by US President Donald Trump in December. AFP
Trump pulls nomination for Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa

Decision rekindles debate over agency's commercial relationships

SpaceJune 03, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
The two earliest and most distant galaxies yet confirmed, dating back to only 300 million years after the Big Bang, have been discovered using Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope. Photo: JWST / Nasa
Earliest galaxies ever seen reveal clues to universe’s first moments

James Webb Space Telescope discovery sheds light on galaxy formation 300 million years after the Big Bang

SpaceMay 31, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
The ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Space42 Arena in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
More than 100 tech specialists graduate from MBZUAI

Students from 24 countries completed advanced degrees in various fields

TechnologyMay 28, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
SpaceX's Starship lifts off from Starbase in Texas, in March. AFP
Elon Musk's Starship to launch on ninth test flight

Rocket will attempt to deploy mock Starlink satellites

SpaceMay 27, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in 2022 carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft on a commercial mission managed by Axiom Space at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP
Indian astronaut among private crew launching to space on June 8

The Axiom 4 mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceMay 23, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of Firefly's Blue Ghost 2 mission. Photo: Firefly Aerospace
Sheikh Hamdan says UAE aims to land on far side of the Moon

This will be the Emirates' second attempt to reach lunar surface with small robotic rover

SpaceMay 22, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of Virgin Galactic's Delta vehicle. Photo: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic to launch next-generation space tourism flights in 2026

Seats aboard Delta suborbital vehicle to go on sale for $600,000 or higher

SpaceMay 16, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from Starbase's launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, in March. AFP
Planned Nasa budget cuts 'make Musk’s Starship more important than ever'

SpaceX rocket may become backbone of US space efforts as funding for key Nasa projects at risk

SpaceMay 15, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of the 813 satellite, one of the projects the UAE Space Agency is funding. Photo: UAE Space Agency
UAE trains new generation of satellite data experts

Emiratis from government and private sectors learn to apply satellite imagery and AI to solve sector-specific challenges

SpaceMay 13, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of the 813 satellite. Its journey into orbit aboard a Chinese carrier rocket in June will be a high water mark for co-operation between Arab states in space exploration. Photo: UAE Space Agency website
Arab world’s first joint satellite project moves closer to launch

Final tests on Earth observation satellite 813 to begin before June lift-off

SpaceMay 11, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Passengers wait at Jinnah International Airport after all domestic and international flights were cancelled in Karachi on May 7, 2025. AFP
UAE airlines resume flights to Pakistan as airspace reopens

Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia have resumed operations

UAEMay 11, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 14, 2024. AFP
SpaceX wins approval for 25 Starship launches a year

Company overcomes key regulatory challenge in its mission to start commercial operations of powerful rocket

SpaceMay 07, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
The SpaceX Starship crafts are powered by Raptor engines, which could soon be matched by Dubai's Leap 71. AFP
Dubai company builds 3D-printed rocket engines as big as Musk's

Company combining artificial intelligence and 3D printing to shake-up space industry

SpaceMay 06, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Watch out for the camels en route to Etlaq spaceport. Sarwat Nasir / The National
Where camels roam and rockets launch: Inside Oman’s remote desert spaceport

After covering launches around the world, I visited Etlaq to see how Oman is carving its place both in orbit and in young minds

SpaceMay 01, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
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