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Micah Maidenberg

ARTICLES BY MICAH MAIDENBERG

SpaceX is a much smaller government contractor than big defense companies like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. (AFP)

How SpaceX became embedded in America’s war machine

4 min read . 08 Jun 2026

NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft being rolled out at night.

What is Artemis II? The NASA mission to fly astronauts around the moon

4 min read . 30 Mar 2026

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin formally enters race to develop AI data centers in space

1 min read . 20 Mar 2026

SpaceX's Starship is launched for a test near Brownsville, Texas, in 2024. spacex/Reuters

SpaceX delays Mars plans to focus on Moon

2 min read . 07 Feb 2026

Elon Musk attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. (File Photo: Reuters)

Inside Elon Musk’s $1.25 trillion AI and space megamerger

6 min read . 06 Feb 2026

Elon Musk has told people he wants to complete the IPO by July. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters. (REUTERS)

Why Elon Musk is racing to take SpaceX public

4 min read . 21 Jan 2026

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, twists before exploding. REUTERS/Joe Skipper (REUTERS)

The SpaceX explosion that put flights in danger

9 min read . 22 Dec 2025

Rocket Lab Corp. signage on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US. (Bloomberg)

The self-taught engineer going head-to-head with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos

5 min read . 03 Oct 2025

NASA hasn’t taken crews to the lunar surface since the final Apollo mission in 1972. (REUTERS)

NASA preps to send astronauts around the Moon as it races with China

4 min read . 25 Sept 2025

Starship consists of a spacecraft propelled into orbit by a booster called Super Heavy. (AP)

SpaceX seeks to push past Starship’s fiery troubles

2 min read . 25 Aug 2025

Trump Aides Discussed Ending Some SpaceX Contracts, but Found Most Were Vital

Trump aides discussed ending some SpaceX contracts, but found most were vital

4 min read . 20 Jul 2025

A Starship launch in Texas earlier this year. Photo: Reuters

SpaceX pushes to get Starship rocket ready for Mars by next year

3 min read . 26 May 2025

A Starship booster at the Starbase site in March. (Reuters)

Welcome to Starbase, Texas. What’s next for Musk’s rocket-building company town

4 min read . 04 May 2025

Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, facing manufacturing ramp-up challenges. (Image: Reuters)

Amazon wants to be a satellite-internet powerhouse. It has a long way to go.

3 min read . 30 Apr 2025

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore. (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

NASA astronauts get used to life on earth after orbital saga

2 min read . 01 Apr 2025

Apple’s service lets users send text messages, call emergency assistance and seek roadside help in areas where cellphone service isn’t available.

Apple and Musk clash over satellite expansion plans

3 min read . 31 Mar 2025

(Illustration: Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ)

Elon Musk’s mission to take over Nasa—and Mars

13 min read . 30 Mar 2025

Jared Isaacman is President Trump’s pick to run NASA. (inspiration 4/Reuters)

The thrill-seeking billionaire and SpaceX astronaut poised to run Nasa

6 min read . 22 Feb 2025

The Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska aims to attract smaller rocket operators that might be looking for room to launch. Photo: Leah Garton/Missile Defense Agency/Reuters

There’s a traffic jam forming at US rocket launchpads

4 min read . 05 Jan 2025

President-elect Donald Trump, from left, Trump's pick for the planned Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance. (File Photo: AP)

Why Musk doesn’t have access to SpaceX’s biggest government secrets

7 min read . 16 Dec 2024