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.
The X-37B taxiing in 2009 (Credits: US Air Force). The US Air Force spaceplane X-37B is being readied for its third Orbital Test Vehicle flight... Read more →
The Sept 17 launch of MetOp-B (credits: EUMETSAT). On September 17, European weather satellite MetOp-B launched aboard a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with... Read more →
The Falcon 9 that will carry Dragon on CRS-1 awaits wet dress rehearsal at Cape Canaveral (Credits: NASA). The SpaceX Dragon capsule made history... Read more →
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is on a cross-country tour as it makes its way aboard a Boeing 747 carrier plane to the California Science Center where... Read more →
The Apollo 13 Lunar Module Systems Activation Checklist (Credits: NASA). Several months after NASA challenged ownership of Apollo astronaut... Read more →
Ariane 5 with GSAT-10 preparing for launch in French Guiana (Credits: Reuters). The September 22 launch of Indian communication satellite GSAT-10... Read more →
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