Gwynne Shotwell
President & COO, SpaceX | Pioneering Private Space Exploration
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Gwynne Shotwell is the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX, the pioneering private aerospace company founded by Elon Musk. Since joining SpaceX in 2002 as the company's 7th employee, Shotwell has played a pivotal role in transforming the industry, overseeing the development and launch of the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft.
Under her leadership, SpaceX has become the first private company to launch astronauts to the International Space Station. Shotwell's expertise in strategic business planning and operations management has been instrumental in SpaceX's rapid growth and market dominance.
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SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes
What's up at SpaceX? Engineer Gwynne Shotwell was employee number seven at Elon Musk's pioneering aerospace company and is now its president. In conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson, she discusses SpaceX's race to put people into orbit and the organization's next big project, the BFR (ask her what it stands for). The new giant rocket is designed to take humanity to Mars -- but it has another potential use: space travel for earthlings.
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Gwynne Shotwell at Aspen Ideas Festival 2024
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