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 Sea Launch Odyssey platform, docked at home base in California (Credits: Sea Launch). At 06:56 GMT on Friday, February 1, a Zenit-3SL rocket... Read more →
Patches from the Apollo 1, Challenger STS-51-L, and Columbia STS-107 missions (Credits: NASA). NASA commemorates its fallen each year in the week... Read more →
In 2004 Dennis Wingo, founder of Skycorp, published Moonrush: Improving Life on Earth with the Moon's Resources. The book advocates for creation of... Read more →
Dextre manages a tricky wire-cutting maneuver with just a few millimeters of clearance (Credits: NASA). On January 25, Dextre, a robotic... Read more →
Plume accompanying Challenger's breakup (Credits: NASA). In a coincidence nearly odd enough to make even a rocket scientist wonder about fate,... Read more →
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