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.
Felix Baumgartner cheers after a perfect landing (Credits: Red Bull Stratos). On October 14, Felix Baumgartner successfully leapt from a helium... Read more →
Rendition of a first generation Orbcomm FM-30 satellite (Credits: Orbcomm). The Orbcomm satellite that was placed in a bad orbit by its Falcon 9... Read more →
Aerial view of Space Shuttle Endeavour on Manchester Blvd, Los Angeles (Credits: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times). A day behind schedule, the... Read more →
All known asteroids in the vicinity of Earth as of October 8, as calculated by the Armaugh Observatory. The red circle marks 10 lunar distances from... Read more →
Guy Laliberte, the last space tourist, aboard ISS with station and shuttle crew in 2009. Laliberte's flight cost $40 million and involved three... Read more →