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.
Debris falls following the loss of Engine 1 during Falcon 9's October 7 flight (Credits: SpaceX). On October 7, Commercial Resupply Services... Read more →
Dragon's mission patch for CRS-1 (Credits: SpaceX). Right on time, at 8:35 PM EDT October 7, SpaceX's Dragon capsule launched aboard a Falcon 9... Read more →
The mini Next Generation Canadarm prototype, suitable for orbital refueling (Credits: Canadian Space Agency). After three years of development,... Read more →
Screenshot of the CyberC4:Capture program (Credits: RT Logic). With recent events, such as the published cyber breach of Landsat-7 and Terra AM-1... Read more →
Rendering of Earth's magnetosphere, including magnetic field lines and the radiation belts (Credits: NASA). The Van Allen radiation belts are a... Read more →
The September 28 hypersonic test vehicle launch in Norway (Credits: DSTO). On September 28, the Australian Defence Science and Technology... Read more →
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