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.
ESA has declared Envisat's mission over. The agency lost contact with the eight ton Earth observation satellite on April 8, 2012 and has failed... Read more →
There is a high probability of a moderate geomagnetic storm hitting Earth over May 9th through 10th in the wake of two coronal mass ejections... Read more →
On May 2, The Boeing Company completed parachute drop testing of its Crew Space Transportation or CST-100 capsule. The reusable capsule is being... Read more →
The European Space Agency has organized ISS Symposium 2012 to take place in Berlin May 2 through May 4. The symposium, subtitled "Research in space... Read more →
Rendition of the Skylon in orbit (Credits: Reaction Engines Limited). The Skylon is a spaceplane under development by British company Reaction... Read more →
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) image of Blue Origin’s next-generation Space Vehicle (Credits: Blue Origin). Blue Origin, one of four... Read more →
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