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.
Three solar flares captured May 13-14 by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory at 131 angstroms (Credits: NASA). Expected to be a solar maximum year,... Read more →
The Red Bull Stratos "A-Team," from left: Joe Kittinger, Art Thompson, Felix Baumgartner, Luke Aikins, Andy Walshe, Jonathan Clark, and Mike Todd... Read more →
Figure 1 fro mteh report, captioned "Conditions-Systems-Impacts-Actions Linkage" (Credits: National Space Weather Program Council). In the 2010... Read more →
Source: NASA/Jessica Culler Abegael Jakey, outreach coordinator for NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System, suits up for her special recognition... Read more →
The final X-51A is released from its B52 carrier on May 1 (Credits: U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka). After a series of failures, the US Air... Read more →
Published by National Geographic On May 7, veteran astronaut and space advocate Buzz Aldrin releases his new book, Mission to Mars: My Vision for... Read more →