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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 mural that takes an artistic spin on an astronaut and a scuba diver in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
A journey to America’s Space Coast, where UAE’s historic Moon mission will take flight

Residents of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island see rockets launch into the skies almost every week

UAE in SpaceNovember 23, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
Sarah Al Amiri, Minister for Public Education and Advanced Technology and chair of the UAE Space Agency. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Abu Dhabi Space Debate will define ‘dawn of new space age’

President Sheikh Mohamed and Israeli President Isaac Herzog will attend the conference on December 5 and 6

UAENovember 17, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
The Emirati engineers who developed the UAE's lunar mission with the Rashid rover at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. Photo: MBRSC
UAE Moon mission to launch on November 28

Rover will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 12.46pm GST

UAENovember 17, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
The Artemis 1 rocket lifts off from launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
Artemis 1: Nasa launches historic mission to the Moon

The world's most powerful rocket lifted off on Wednesday

WorldNovember 16, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 19, 2014 this handout illustration courtesy of NASA released on October 22, 2020 shows Nasa's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), in its Block 1 crew vehicle configuration that will send astronauts to the Moon on the Artemis missions. - The first mission in NASA's program to take humans back to the Moon has been delayed until spring at the earliest, the US space agency said February 2, 2022, saying it needed more time to complete safety checks. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA / MSFC" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
All you need to know about Nasa’s Artemis 1

The US space agency will attempt to launch the world's most powerful rocket on November 16

ScienceNovember 16, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launches from west Texas. AFP
Blue Origin looks to tempt Dubai's ultra-wealthy for space tourism flights

Event to raise awareness of suborbital flights held at exclusive club

UAENovember 15, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
Underwater explorer and marine biologist Mike Barnette and wreck diver Jimmy Gadomski explore a segment of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger that they found off the coast of Florida. AP
Debris from Nasa’s Space Shuttle Challenger found off Florida coast

The spacecraft exploded 37 years ago, killing all seven crew members on board

UAENovember 11, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
Landing on the Moon is very difficult because, unlike Earth or Mars, it does not have an atmosphere, experts say. Getty Images
How private companies are making sending cargo to the Moon easier

Japanese company ispace is on track to carry out the first commercial cargo mission to the Moon

WorldNovember 09, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
A composite image of the moon turning blood-red, during the total lunar eclipse on Tuesday. Image: Andrew McCarthy
Moon turns blood-red during lunar eclipse in remarkable montage

The dramatic composite image also shows Earth's shadow

UAENovember 09, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
Nasa’s Space Launch System rocket at Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on November 4. Photo: Nasa
Nasa's Artemis 1 Moon rocket to stay on launch pad despite storm Nicole

There are concerns the storm could turn into a hurricane when it strikes Florida this week

The AmericasNovember 08, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft on top of it, will take off as part of Artemis 1, a test-flight around the Moon. AFP
Artemis 1 Moon rocket moved back to pad for November 14 launch attempt

Nasa officials say they feel confident about chances of taking off, despite previous problems

UAENovember 04, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
Sultan Al Neyadi training in a Dragon mock-up crew vehicle on October 17, 2022. Photo: Nasa / SpaceX
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi to embark on space station mission in February

Emirati astronaut will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

UAENovember 04, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
The Long March 5B rocket launched the last component of China’s Tiangong space station on Monday. Parts of the rocket made an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth on Friday. Reuters
Chinese rocket falls back to Earth over South Pacific Ocean

The uncontrolled re-entry was confirmed by the US Space Command

EuropeNovember 04, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
The lift-off of the Long March-5B Y4 carrier rocket carrying the space lab module Mengtian. October 31, 2022. AP
Chinese rocket debris passes UAE before its crash to Earth

The wreckage is expected to fall into the Indian Ocean

UAENovember 04, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
Israel's President Isaac Herzog will attend the Abu Dhabi Space Debate. Bloomberg
Herzog and Modi to take part in Abu Dhabi Space Debate

Conference will bring together politicians and industry leaders

UAENovember 03, 2022
Sarwat Nasir
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