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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 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
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are hoping to finally travel to the International Space Station on Saturday after previous Boeing Starliner launch attempts were hit by technical issues. AFP
First Boeing Starliner flight with astronauts to be launched on June 1

After weeks of delays, Nasa's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be on board the flight to the International Space Station

SpaceMay 31, 2024
A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on May 3. AFP
China prepares for Moon landing attempt this weekend

If successful, the country would become the first to bring back samples from the lunar face hidden from Earth

SpaceMay 29, 2024
Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt gathers rock samples on the surface of the Moon. Getty Images
Why the Moon could be a stop-off point for deep space astronauts

The Moon has become a stepping stone for companies and nations looking to send humans to Mars and beyond

SpaceMay 28, 2024
The discovery of Trappist-1 was the first time multiple Earth-sized planets were found in a habitable zone and were orbiting the same star. Photo: Nasa
Climate patterns in distance worlds could help in search for 'alien life'

Detecting gases like oxygen and methane can offer clues on whether an exoplanet is habitable

SpaceMay 25, 2024
An artist impression of the Nyx capsule being developed by The Exploration Company.
EXCLUSIVE'DHL of Space': Start-up's vision to offer low-cost delivery service to space

The Exploration Company plans to compete for Nasa and other government contracts worth millions

SpaceMay 22, 2024
An artist's impression of the Rosalind Franklin rover being developed by the European Space Agency. Photo: European Space Agency
New date for Europe's Mars rover mission after fallout with Russia

Nasa will help secure a rocket for the rover's launch in 2028

SpaceMay 20, 2024
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