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.
DEOS servicer targets a client satellite (Credits: DLR). On September 13 German Space Agency DLR awarded Astrium GmbH a contract to manage the... Read more →
A Proton-M being readied for launch (Credits: RIA Novosti). On September 11, the Failure Review Oversight Board completed its investigation... Read more →
Sid Watkins (Credits: Unknown). Eric Sidney "Sid" Watkins, who single handedly revolutionized safety for Formula One (F1) automobile racing,... Read more →
Masten personnel inspect the remains of the crashed Xaero at Mojave Air and Space Port (Credits: Los Angeles Times/Anne Cusack). On September 11,... Read more →
Kounotori, released from the station's robotic arm (Credits: NASA). Kounotori, the third Japanese HTV resupply vessel to the International Space... Read more →