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 various configurations of SLS are designed to achieve a system that can be used for anything from low Earth orbit cargo runs to deep space... Read more →
Progress M-15M successfully completed second and third rendezvous stages before failing to dock with ISS (Credits: NASA). On July 22, the... Read more →
On July 23, 2012 Sally Ride died peacefully in her San Diego home of pancreatic cancer. She was 61 years old. Sally Ride became a household name... Read more →
An autographed official NASA photograph of McCartney On July 17, Forrest McCartney, former NASA Kennedy Space Center Director and retired Air... Read more →
An interior model of the ACV (Credits: RIA Novosti). On July 18, Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin announced that the Advanced Crew vessel... Read more →