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.
On August 2, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev issued an official reprimand to Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin citing incompetence. "The... Read more →
Japan's fourth cargo supply vessel is on its way to the International Space Station following a nominal launch. As reported by NASA: The fourth... Read more →
This update just in from International Launch Services (ILS) on the July 2 Proton-M that crashed within seconds of launch. The Russian State... Read more →
Scott Kelly was assigned to a one year mission to the International Space Station. His identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, recently retired from... Read more →
ESTCube-1 is not having a very good week. Just as operators were heaving a sigh of relief over having escaped a collision with a close-passing debris... Read more →
An asteroid that may have been the source for the meteor that exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia in February. It is thought that a fragment of the... Read more →
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