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.
After a year of groundbreaking successes, SpaceX may be forgiven for viewing the first commercial spacecraft to deliver goods to the International... Read more →
One of the Sutter's Mill meteorites demonstrates a crust fused by the heat of atmospheric entry but a pristine interior (Credits: Robert Beauford,... Read more →
Soyuz TMA-07M takes off with its three crew members on December 19 (Credits: NASA). At 6:12 PM Baikonour time (1212 GMT) on December 19,... Read more →
A Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station (Credits: Roscosmos). On December 16, the International Space Station ran a test of the... Read more →
An earlier model of the North Korean satellite now in orbit (Credits: AP/David Guttenfelder). North Korean Satellite Dead in Orbit On December 12,... Read more →
The December 12 launch of UNha-3 carrying satellite Kwanomyonosong-3 (Credits: Korean Central News Agency). North Korean Satellite in Orbit,... Read more →