<b>In A Closer Look, </b><i><b>The National</b></i><b> provides an in-depth take on one of the main stories of the week</b> After 24 months of rigorous training, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/space/2024/03/05/nasas-emirati-graduates-what-we-know-about-their-training-and-future-space-trips/" target="_blank">Nora Al Matrooshi</a> and <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2024/01/08/gateway-how-missions-will-be-more-daring-and-dangerous-on-lunar-orbital-station/" target="_blank">Mohammed Al Mulla</a>, along with 10 American astronauts, graduated from training at a Nasa ceremony held in Houston, Texas. They are now eligible for future missions to the ISS, the under-construction Lunar Gateway and, one day, the Moon. Here, host Sarah Forster hears from <i>The National</i>'s Space Editor Sarwat Nasir who spoke to the two graduates after the ceremony about their hopes for the next small step in their careers. <b>Read more</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/uae-in-space/2024/01/21/uae-begins-work-on-landmark-lunar-gateway-project/" target="_blank"><b>UAE begins work on historic Lunar Gateway project</b></a> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/space/2024/03/06/uaes-nora-al-matrooshi-hopes-for-moon-mission-after-completing-astronaut-training/" target="_blank"><b>UAE’s Nora Al Matrooshi hopes for Moon mission after completing astronaut training</b></a>