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.
July 23 Coronal Mass Ejection captured by STEREO-A (Credits: NASA). On July 23, the STEREO-A spacecraft recorded a coronal mass ejection (CME)... Read more →
Red Bull Stratos Crew recover their damaged capsule on July 25 (Credits: Red Bull Stratos). Felix Baumgartner, supported by the Red Bull Stratos... Read more →
Beautiful Betty launches from Sputnik (Credits: Copenhagen Suborbitals/Picasa). On August 12, Copenhagen Suborbitals conducted a scheduled test... Read more →
Peggy Whitson, outgoing Astronaut Chief (Credits: Billy Smith II,Chronicle/HC). Peggy Whitson, the 13th Chief of NASA's Astronaut Office and the... Read more →
Commercial carriers looking to carry astronauts to ISS will have to pass NASA's safety certification process (Credits: Shutterstock). With the... Read more →
Jon Collins, risk management innovator and recent recipient of the da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award for Space Safety, died on August 10,... Read more →