Meinel has authored or co-authored technical books on computers, aerospace and other high technology topics, numerous research papers in refereed journals, and over 200 magazine articles. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is a co-founder and for several years was the president of the L-5 Society, an organization now known as the National Space Society.