Having wandered into professional writing and editing after a decade in engineering, science, and management, Merryl now enjoys reintegrating the dichotomy by bringing space technology and policy within reach of an interested public. After three years as Space Safety Magazine’s Managing Editor, Merryl semi-retired to Visiting Contributor and manager of the campaign to bring the International Space Station collaboration to the attention of the Nobel Peace Prize committee. She keeps her pencil sharp as Proposal Manager for U.S. government contractor CSRA.
When you think of spacefaring nations, Israel probably does not come to mind. So when it was announced that the 2015 International Aeronautical... Read more →
One can’t knock around the space world for long without bumping into the Overview Effect. Its ubiquity is a sign of Frank White’s success in... Read more →
This is the second of two articles recounting the Nedelin Disaster. Read Part 1 here. They worked all night. One bundle of wires that was removed... Read more →
By far the worst launch pad failure, the Nedelin Catastrophe, took place in 1960, before the space age had even begun. It is well known that in the... Read more →
2014 has been a difficult year for aviation; July alone saw three fatal commercial airline crashes. Two Malaysia Airlines jets have been lost in... Read more →