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.
NASA Adminstrator Charles Bolden laid a wreath in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetry in honor of every astronaut who lost a life aboard Apollo... Read more →
On January 26, a Progress M-14M cargo ship successfully launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonour Cosmodrome. The ship is due to arrive at... Read more →
According to NASA, the coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from the sun on January 21 collided with Earth's magnetic field a little after 10... Read more →
A prospective view through the Dragon's open hatch (Credits: SpaceX). SpaceX issued a release on January 23 heralding the Year of the Dragon -... Read more →
The graphic below shows the forecasted path of a M9 class solar flare that erupted from the sun on January 23. The flare is just short of... Read more →
Bjørn Jørgensen observed this display from Tromsø, Norway on January 22 (Credits: Bjørn Jørgensen). A coronal mass ejection (CME) that was... Read more →
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