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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 portrait of the Vikram lander taken by the navigation camera on the Pragyan rover on August 30. India is resting its mission for about two weeks in Earth time to brace the devices for the intense cold of a lunar night. AP
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission lander and rover in 'sleep mode' for lunar night

Space agency hopes the mission will wake up in the next sunrise on September 22

AsiaSeptember 05, 2023
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Warren "Woody" Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are returning after nearly six-months in space as part of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Return from spaceSultan Al Neyadi returns to Earth after historic mission

The Emirati astronaut splashed down off the coast of Florida aboard SpaceX Dragon capsule

UAE in SpaceSeptember 04, 2023
Al Neyadi showing the plant nursery aboard the ISS. Photo: Instagram/@mbrspacecentre
Recovery programme to help Al Neyadi re-adapt to gravity

The Emirati astronaut will undergo special treatment to help his body get used to Earth conditions again

UAE in SpaceSeptember 03, 2023
The SpaceX Dragon capsule docked on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA
Sultan Al Neyadi begins journey home after six-month space mission

The Emirati astronaut will land back on Earth on Monday

UAESeptember 03, 2023
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, U.S., August 2, 2020. NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via REUTERS MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Is land or sea better for UAE astronaut's touchdown?

The Emirati astronaut will splash down off the coast of Florida aboard a SpaceX capsule on Monday

UAE in SpaceSeptember 03, 2023
Nasa believes its orbiter photographed the Russian Luna-25 impact site on August 31. Photo: Nasa
Nasa photographs Moon site where Russia's Luna-25 crashed

A large crater formed by the impact was reported

WorldSeptember 02, 2023
India's Aditya-L1 maiden solar mission lifts off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday. AP
India launches solar observation probe

Journey is expected to take four months

AsiaSeptember 02, 2023
Ground crew at SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. NASA
As it happened: Sultan Al Neyadi's journey back to Earth

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down off the coast of Florida, completing 17-hour return journey from ISS

UAE in SpaceSeptember 01, 2023
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will be returning to Earth on Sunday. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / X
What happens after Sultan Al Neyadi returns to Earth?

The Emirati astronaut is set to splash down off the coast of Florida on Sunday

UAE in SpaceSeptember 01, 2023
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi tries on his SpaceX flight suit to ensure it is ready for his departure from the ISS. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / social media
Sultan Al Neyadi tries on SpaceX suit before return to Earth

The Emirati astronaut is set to depart the International Space Station on Saturday

UAE in SpaceAugust 31, 2023
A super blue moon photographed over Georgia, US, in 2018. Reuters
Blue Supermoon to be visible on Thursday

The next one will not appear until 2026

UAEAugust 29, 2023
Dr Sultan Al Neyadi and his three colleagues will depart on Saturday instead of Friday as planned. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Sultan Al Neyadi's return to Earth delayed

It will be a 24-hour journey back home, with a splashdown expected off the coast of Florida

UAE in SpaceAugust 29, 2023
Sultan Al Neyadi successfully completes the 'Dreams' experiment aboard the International Space Centre. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Five best moments of UAE astronaut's space mission

From spacewalking to farming in microgravity, the UAE astronaut is returning with a wealth of experience

UAEAugust 28, 2023
Comet Nishimura pictured from Earth on August 21. Photo: Nasa
Mysterious Comet Nishimura may soon be visible from Earth

Celestial object was discovered only a few weeks ago by Japanese astronomer using a digital camera

WorldAugust 25, 2023
From left, Nasa astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin in front of their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. Photo: Nasa
‘He’s made a huge sacrifice’: US astronauts praise Frank Rubio for staying a year in space

Mr Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts had to stay an additional six months in space after getting stranded

USAugust 23, 2023
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