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.
The first and third spheres found on the property of Dean Gentz and Trac Ellis, respectively (Credits: Dean Gentz). Ever since Dean Gentz found a... Read more →
NASA's budget proposal for 2014 includes plans for a $105 million robotic asteroid retrieval mission. The mission involves scooping up a 5-7m... Read more →
A Yuri's Night cake in Abu Dhabi (Credits: Yuri's Night/Al Ain). Every year, April 12 is a day set aside to celebrate the wonders of having... Read more →
UV image of the April 11 M6.5 solar flare captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (Credits: NASA). 2013 was supposed to be the year of solar... Read more →
While NASA is currently cutting back on outreach and public appearances of all varieties under the barrage of sequestration budget cuts, one group of... Read more →
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