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.
Ok, so maybe Chris Hadfield, astronaut extraordinaire, is no longer in space and no longer employed at the Canadian Space Agency...but that's no... Read more →
"A homesick astronaut encounters an unusual and mysterious staircase on the Martian landscape." This short by Manu Prasad Gopinath explores the... Read more →
Angular velocity sensors installed upside down may account for a July 1 Proton-M launch taking a nosedive (Credits: Rossiya 24). It appears a... Read more →
Astronaut Chris Hadfield installs one of the UBNT units during his flight (Credits: NASA) The International Space Station is a notoriously noisy... Read more →
A fire shows where the Proton-M crashed at Baikonour Cosmodrome on July 1. The combustion of 600 tons of fuel may have prevented a more serious... Read more →
In another month, this will be Kirobo's view (Credits: Kibo Robot Project). On August 4, the H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori4 will launch from... Read more →