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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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UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri before boarding a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station on September 25, 2019. AFP
ExclusiveFive years on: Hazza Al Mansouri reflects on being first Emirati in space

The UAE's first astronaut embarked on an eight-day mission in 2019

SpaceSeptember 24, 2024
A rendering of the radar imaging satellite that the UAE Space Agency wants to launch as part of its Sirb constellation. Photo: UAE Space Agency
ExclusiveEdge's space sector expansion will nurture Emirati talent, says defence giant official

New company Fada in Abu Dhabi to offer protection against cybersecurity threats

SpaceSeptember 23, 2024
A rendering of Halo Space's Aurora capsule floating at the edge of space. Photo: Halo Space
Saudi Arabia to host 100 balloon-powered flights each year in space tourism drive

Halo Space will launch test flight of its stratospheric balloon from the kingdom next week

SpaceSeptember 19, 2024
Brendan J Cannon, associate professor of international security at Khalifa University. Victor Besa / The National
Nations like the UAE can leverage technological diversity globally, Abu Dhabi forum hears

Experts said that the Emirates can also be a bridge between the East and the West

UAESeptember 17, 2024
The Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse in Skopje, North Macedonia in May 2022. Photo: AFP
How to watch Wednesday's partial lunar eclipse in the UAE

Early risers on Wednesday could see a faint eclipse of the Moon

SpaceSeptember 17, 2024
Jared Isaacman emerges from the Dragon capsule's hatch during the first civilian spacewalk attempt on September 12, 2024, as part of the Polaris Dawn mission. Photo: SpaceX
SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Passengers complete historic spacewalk

Billionaire and engineer floated outside their spacecraft to test their new spacesuits

SpaceSeptember 12, 2024
A Long March-6 carrier rocket takes off with 10 commercial satellites aboard from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi Province, northern China, on September 6, 2024. EPA
First pan-Arab space project for launch next summer

The small satellite is going to orbit more than five years after the project was announced

SpaceSeptember 10, 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrier rocket with the Dragon crew capsule lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 10. AFP
SpaceX launches four passengers on private mission for spacewalk attempt

Passengers will float outside craft for about two hours during five-day journey

SpaceSeptember 10, 2024
China is planning to build a research station on the lunar surface, which is expected to be completed in the next decade. AFP
UAE's Orbital Space joins China’s ambitious Moon base programme

Company set to develop technology for future lunar missions

SpaceSeptember 08, 2024
A rendering of the predicted merger between the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy. Nasa
Planets could be thrown out of solar system after nearby galaxy collides with Milky Way

The fate of Earth and its neighbouring planets seems grim - but humanity still has billions of years until catastrophe strikes

SpaceSeptember 06, 2024
A SpaceX rocket carried the first SAR satellite developed by YahSat and Bayanat as part of their planned constellation. Photo: Wam
Disaster relief from space: How UAE's first radar imaging satellites could help in crises

Whether capturing floods, fires or aftermath of earthquakes, the satellites can 'see' through any kind of weather or debris

SpaceSeptember 06, 2024
Blue Origin is set to launch its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket on a debut mission on October 13. Photo: Blue Origin
Blue Origin’s New Glenn: Jeff Bezos ready to compete with SpaceX

New rocket to join exclusive club of heavy-lift spacecraft

SpaceSeptember 03, 2024
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink internet satellites launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 28. (SpaceX via AP)
How SpaceX rocket failure might delay two of its critical crewed missions

The company cannot carry out Falcon 9 flights until an investigation into its recent booster failure is completed

SpaceAugust 29, 2024
An artist's impression of a gamma-ray burst from a collapsing star. Image: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron research centre
UAE astronomers capture cosmic explosion from massive star

Researchers made two hours of observations that were shared with Nasa

SpaceAugust 27, 2024
The Polaris Dawn crew, from left, Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis. Reuters
Who are Polaris Dawn adventurers set for first civilian spacewalk?

The explorers will step outside of their craft wearing light SpaceX suits specially designed for the mission

SpaceAugust 27, 2024
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