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.
On November 16, the Soyuz TMA-22 carrying three Expedition 29 crew members docked with the International Space Station. The new crew brings the... Read more →
The US Legislature released a compromise budget bill on November 14, which cuts NASA’s 2012 budget $684 million as compared to 2011 levels.... Read more →
An artist's rendition of the Chicxulub crater off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. (Credits: Dailymail). Matthias Meschede, a University of Munich... Read more →
Early November 14 morning, the International Space Station Expedition 29 launched aboard a Soyuz TMA-22 capsule out of Baikonur Cosmodrome in... Read more →
Asteroid 2005 YU55 made its closest approach to Earth on November 8 at 10:28 PM GMT. According to NASA, the asteroid passed within 324,600 km of... Read more →
An animation of the Tiangong-1 module and Shenzhou-8 spacecraft as they dock is shown on a monitor at the mission's Beijing control center.... Read more →
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