Micah Maidenberg

Elon Musk Relies on Gwynne Shotwell to Make SpaceX Soar Shotwell has an expansive role at the rocket and satellite company, helping to foster its rise. With an IPO looming, the toughest stretch may still lie ahead.

SpaceX 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

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Exclusive | Elon Musk’s SpaceX Set to Win $2 Billion Pentagon Satellite Deal The funding would support the development of satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project.

New: The president’s push to build Golden Dome quickly is giving SpaceX an edge. It’s already poised for a $2 billion windfall from one early effort to track missiles from space. The details w/ @micahmaidenberg.bsky.social:
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Exclusive | The Power Struggle Over Who Will Run NASA Is Turning Ugly Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been steering the space agency on an interim basis, but Trump’s former nominee Jared Isaacman is interested in the role.

ICYMI: 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.

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SpaceX Seeks to Push Past Starship’s Fiery Troubles Elon Musk’s aerospace company plans the next test launch of its roughly 400-foot-tall rocket after its last three flights ended prematurely.

“It’s time to be successful. The company needs it. The program needs it. NASA needs it."
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Trump Drops Musk Associate Jared Isaacman as Nominee for NASA Chief The White House said the next space agency leader should be completely aligned with President Trump’s America First agenda.

Trump’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.”
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Elon Musk’s Mission to Take Over NASA—and Mars The billionaire is in position to speed up plans for a voyage to the planet, with a potentially huge impact on SpaceX.

From our story - Musk & government officials have discussed a scenario in which SpaceX would give up its moon-focused Artemis contracts to free up funds for Mars-related projects. And the White House is looking at killing the Space Launch System rocket -

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Musk, 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 -

Stuck NASA Astronauts Plan for Return to Earth This Week SpaceX delivered a four-person crew to the International Space Station early Sunday, setting the stage for Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to depart.

Two 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.
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The Thrill-Seeking Billionaire and SpaceX Astronaut Poised to Run NASA A private space traveler and jet-fighter pilot, Jared Isaacman is preparing to run the U.S. space program after decades outside of government.

Isaacman 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. www.wsj.com/business/nas...

Jeff Bezos’ Space Ambitions Take Flight as New Rocket Blasts Off After years of delays, the billionaire’s Blue Origin space company launched its New Glenn rocket early Thursday.

“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

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