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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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The Chang’e-6 capsule landed in the Inner Mongolia desert. Scientists say the samples it brought back could offer insights into the Moon's history. Photo: Weibo
Chang’e-6: China brings back samples from far side of the Moon

Chinese President Xi Jinping hails 'complete success' of 53-day space mission

SpaceJune 25, 2024
The International Space Station. Astronauts were to remove a faulty electronics box from a communications antenna during their spacewalk. AP
Nasa cancels spacewalk after spacesuit coolant leak

Astronaut reports ice on gloves and helmet while preparing to exit ISS to perform maintenance tasks

SpaceJune 24, 2024
The Hubble Space Telescope has recorded images the galaxy NGC 1546, located in the constellation Dorado. Photo: Hubble / Nasa
Hubble telescope survives glitch to record distant galaxy

The 34-year-old space observatory had been offline for several weeks due to a malfunctioning gyroscope

SpaceJune 21, 2024
Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education and chairman of UAE Space Agency, right, at a session held by the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on June 19, in Vienna. Photo: UAE Space Agency
UAE passes UN space committee leadership to Egypt

The Emirates had chairmanship of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space for two years

SpaceJune 20, 2024
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft prepares to dock with the International Space Station on June 6. Photo: Nasa
Why Boeing keeps delaying Starliner's return from the ISS

Craft arrived with multiple helium leaks and failed thrusters

SpaceJune 19, 2024
Emirati pilot Shareef Al Romaithi has tackled a series of tasks with three American colleagues inside the Mars simulation. Photo: Nasa
Emirati pilot prepares to 'return to Earth' after Mars simulation

Shareef Al Romaithi has spent more than six weeks in near-isolation in Nasa habitat in Texas

SpaceJune 18, 2024
Dubai company LEAP 71 test-fired a 3D-printed space rocket engine using an artificial intelligence model it developed. Photo: LEAP 71
Dubai company test fires 3D-printed space rocket engine

Startup hopes its AI model, called Noyron, will soon be market-ready for space companies to use

SpaceJune 17, 2024
The International Space Station. AP
'No emergency' on ISS after medical simulation streamed live

Flight surgeon heard asking crew member 'how much oxygen is left?' in training exercise

SpaceJune 13, 2024
Mars was struck by a solar storm on May 20 and space agencies reported interference to their exploration craft. PA
Nasa Mars rover inundated by solar storm particles

Camera on the Curiosity rover recorded white streaks 'falling like snow'

SpaceJune 11, 2024
NYUAD graduate Nadine Kabbani wants to combine music and law in her career. Photo: Nadine Kabbani
Star student: Emirati musician to get space station premiere

A SpaceX rocket will carry Emirati graduate's musical creation to the International Space Station

UAEJune 08, 2024
The SpaceX Starship launches during its fourth flight test from Boca Chica beach on June 6, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. AFP
SpaceX brings Starship rocket back to Earth safely for first time

The progress was crucial for SpaceX, which is contracted by Nasa to land humans on the Moon

SpaceJune 06, 2024
Boeing's Starliner capsule on top of an Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. AP
Boeing Starliner craft carrying two astronauts docks at ISS

First crewed mission by a Boeing capsule arrives at ISS after Florida launch

SpaceJune 06, 2024
The launch of a Starship at the SpaceX launch facility in Boca Chica in 2023. EPA
SpaceX prepares for fourth Starship test flight

Rocket is fully assembled on the launch pad and ready for lift-off

SpaceJune 04, 2024
China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the Moon on June 2. EPA / Xinhua
China in race against time to collect samples after Moon landing

Window of only 14 hours to gather samples due to limited communication with spacecraft

SpaceJune 03, 2024
The Soyuz MS-10 rocket carrying two astronauts is launched on October 11, 2018. It experienced booster separation failure two minutes into the flight, causing the crew to activate the escape system. Reuters
Narrow escapes: When space missions almost ended in disaster

From rockets on fire with astronauts on board to crew capsules tumbling uncontrollably in orbit, space exploration is a risky business

SpaceJune 01, 2024
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