SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell on the future of space travel

Video Description

Whether it’s launching another rocket into space or connecting a school in the Amazon to the internet for the first time, officials at SpaceX see every success as a step towards something much bigger. SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell joins Goldman Sachs’ Susie Scher to discuss her leadership of SpaceX, the fast-evolving world of space travel and commerce, and the latest technologies SpaceX and Starlink are using to revolutionize the industry. Recorded: 11/1/2024 Chapters – 0:00 Introduction 1:19 Personal motivation 2:12 Space transport 3:22 Future exploration 4:27 Starship project 8:54 Career journey 10:00 Leading SpaceX 10:34 Starlink impact 12:42 Starlink/Ukraine 14:59 SpaceX recruitment 17:02 Why engineering 18:48 SpaceX culture 21:01 Elon Musk 22:23 Career reflection 23:21 Typical day 25:02 Launching Starship 26:09 Launching Starlink 27:33 Forward thinking 28:45 SpaceX culture 30:13 Conclusion