Wall Street Journal reporter covering all things space. Email: micah.maidenberg@wsj.com. Share tips securely: https://www.wsj.com/tips Recent stories and work: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/micah-maidenberghttps://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3mc3ezjazac23SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell confronted a delicate problem last June. Her boss, Elon Musk, threatened to cancel Dragon as he feuded w/President Trump. Shotwell worked behind the scenes to calm things down with NASA. New profile of SpaceX's #2 for @wsj.com https://www.wsj.com/business/gwynne-shotwell-spacex-5a2a0755?10 Jan 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3ezjazac23https://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3m3samppofk26ICYMI: our report on the power struggle over who will run NASA. Behind the scenes, both Sean Duffy (Acting NASA Admin. & Transportation Sec.) and Jared Isaacman (the billionaire payments exec who has flown with SpaceX twice) have been jockeying to run the agency. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-nasa-administrator-conflict-b7df4877?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_222 Oct 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3samppofk26https://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3lx62ul4nbk2o“It’s time to be successful. The company needs it. The program needs it. NASA needs it." Starship's next flight test tracking to Sunday evening - @WSJ https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/spacex-seeks-to-push-past-starships-fiery-troubles-3c59046b24 Aug 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx62ul4nbk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3lqkf5baylc2vTrump’s nomination of Isaacman to run NASA marked a departure from the gov. officials or ex-politicians who have typical led it. He was also different from many in the administration: during an interview w/WSJ last Nov., Isaacman said he was a “hypermoderate.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-drops-private-astronaut-jared-isaacman-as-nasa-nominee-b8497169 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-drops-private-astronaut-jared-isaacman-as-nasa-nominee-b8497169?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos101 Jun 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkf5baylc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3lllvw2uccs24Musk, NASA & Mars: the billionaire is positioned to speed up plans for a mission to the red planet, an effort that has animated him for decades. Big changes afoot for NASA, SpaceX & the space industry. New story for @wsj.com with colleagues, link in next post -30 Mar 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lllvw2uccs24https://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3lkiz3ruccs2zTwo NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station since last summer are poised to return to Earth after SpaceX delivered a replacement crew to the facility. https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/stuck-nasa-astronauts-plan-for-return-to-earth-this-week-c06a7f3016 Mar 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkiz3ruccs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3liuwkv5fps2tIsaacman and risk - The Thrill-Seeking Billionaire and SpaceX Astronaut Poised to Run NASA. New story about Jared Isaacman, tapped to run the U.S. space program under the Trump administration. https://www.wsj.com/business/nasa-spacex-trump-musk-isaacman-14c6aebc23 Feb 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3liuwkv5fps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/micahmaidenberg.bsky.social/post/3lfufqwqp322t“All of the things we want to do in the future rely on New Glenn.” Blue Origin's New Glenn is launched for the first time, early Thursday https://www.wsj.com/business/bezos-blue-origin-rocket-launch-0621c82f16 Jan 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:pcyypjr4eldjknhitntklm3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfufqwqp322t