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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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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 30 APRIL, 2015. Stock photography of apartment buildings in International City developed by Nakheel. Buildings in the O-5 section of the Persian Cluster. (Photo: Antonie Robertson) Journalist: STOCK. Section: Business. *** Local Caption *** AR_3004_Stock_International_City17.JPG
Four Dubai residential areas with the lowest rent increases this year

There are still some pocket-friendly neighbourhoods, despite soaring prices across the city

UAEOctober 12, 2022
Dubai Future Forum is told that only an existential crisis for humanity will lead to settlements on Mars led by ultra-rich people like Tesla founder Elon Musk. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
'Crises on Earth will make humans multi-planetary'

Climate change and wars will drive settlement of worlds like Mars, experts say

UAE in SpaceOctober 11, 2022
Amy Webb, chief executive of the Future Today Institute, says people should think about the future while making decisions. Photo: Dubai Future Foundation
‘Now-ism' is spreading faster than Covid, Dubai Future Forum told

Futurists say the world will face many challenges unless it takes action

UAEOctober 11, 2022
A view of the Museum of the Future in Dubai. AFP
Dubai Future Forum begins with focus on society and space

The conference will take place on October 11 and 12

UAEOctober 11, 2022
William Shatner smiles during a media availability at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on October 13, 2021. AP
Blue Origin spaceflight ‘felt like a funeral’, William Shatner says

Seeing Earth from above prompted a powerful shift in how he views the planet and life

USOctober 10, 2022
Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, centre, Liu Boming, right, and Tang Hongbo wave before boarding the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft on a mission to the Tiangong space station, last year. AFP
China to recruit more astronauts as its space station nears completion

Construction of the Tiangong space station is expected to be finished this year

AsiaOctober 08, 2022
(FILE) - An undated handout file picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows the International Space Station (issued 16 November 2021). NASA announced that on 15 November 2021, the International Space Station (ISS) Flight Control team was notified of indications of a satellite breakup that may create sufficient debris -- generated by a Russian Anti-Satellite (ASAT) test against one of its own satellites -- to pose a conjunction threat to the station. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released a statement about the incident saying that due the debris generated by 'the dangerous Russian ASAT test, ISS astronauts and cosmonauts undertook emergency procedures for safety. ' A press statement by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also condemned Russia's test. EPA / NASA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES
UK and South Korea join US-led efforts to ban anti-satellite testing

Seven countries have so far agreed to stop practice that uses military technology to destroy spacecraft

UKOctober 06, 2022
The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida last month. Its launch is now delayed until November following Hurricane Ian. AFP
Artemis Moon rocket launch put back to November due to Hurricane Ian

Nasa says additional time will allow staff to 'address personal needs' after devastating storm

USOctober 04, 2022
An image of Mars taken by the Indian Space Research Organisation's Mangalyaan spacecraft in 2014. AFP
India ends Mars mission as spacecraft runs out of fuel after eight years

Space agency says Mangalyaan orbiter, which had been expected to function for only six months, is now ‘non-recoverable’

AsiaOctober 04, 2022
From left to right, US astronaut Nicole Mann, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina, US astronaut Josh Cassada and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. AFP
SpaceX to launch four astronauts to ISS for Nasa this week

The mission was delayed by two days after Hurricane Ian struck Florida

USOctober 03, 2022
The UAE's first two astronauts Maj Hazza Al Mansouri and Dr Sultan Al Neyadi. Dr Al Neyadi, right, was chosen for the milestone six-month mission in July. Photo: MBRSC
UAE and Saudi astronauts could be on board ISS together in 2023

It would be the first time astronauts from two Arab countries stay together on the floating labatory

UAE in SpaceOctober 01, 2022
The Hope probe has been built by 150 Emirati engineers, researchers and scientists: Courtesy - MBRSC
UAE and UN satellite initiative to help Bahrain and Nepal gain access to space

The programme aims to allow emerging space nations and developing countries to launch their technologies

UAE in SpaceSeptember 30, 2022
Hurricane Ian reaches Florida. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
Striking views of Hurricane Ian from space show devastating surge

International Space Station tracks one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US

USSeptember 29, 2022
A space observation event held by AstroGeeks in 2019. Photo: Ghaida Aloumi
Saudis thrilled as kingdom’s space programme takes off

New astronaut project lays foundation for Saudi Arabia’s space sector

Saudi ArabiaSeptember 29, 2022
Sarah Inam was an economist who lived in the UAE for 14 years. Photo: Inam Family
Sarah Inam's father ‘heartbroken’ as UAE resident killed in Pakistan is laid to rest

#JusticeForSarah has been trending on Twitter in Pakistan

UAESeptember 28, 2022
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