SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes | Gwynne Shotwell

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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[@robomop9711]

19:31 Why is this question always asked about space exploration? No one ever says, "Why are we spending time and money on movies, music, literature, and art. Those pursuits do nothing to solve problems on Earth."

[@muchograndeyolatengo]

Yeah it's ridiculous. 99.999% of all companies do nothing to deal with the urgent problems here on earth. In fact most of them are escalating the problems. Why should a man who through Tesla and Solar City is trying to make clean energy practical and affordable be under so much scrutiny because he also happens to wanna send people to Mars? What has he done that justifies him being held to such radically higher standards than any other CEO?

[@kshitizsharma386]

Exactly. Why should science and innovation be held to any standard lower than other fields?

[@kshitizsharma386]

muchograndeyolatengo because we have to go to Mars. Better chance of survival. Also, when the earth is too hot to live, Mars will be our home. We have to get started sometime. Better do it now

[@SavatageIsMyReligion]

Cause life is art hellooo, and it can solve many problems on earth cause it came from the earth, and from the skies, and..... Science is expensive and we have sooo many poor people while wasting so much at the same time. Anyway, I can understand why you are asking that

[@kshitizsharma386]

SavatageIsMyReligion technically speaking, life is not art. It's science. And where do you think science comes from? It's observation of nature. So your argument is invalid.

[@raghu7174]

"If something happened on Earth, we need humans living somewhere else" This statement makes a lot of sense right now in April, 2020.

[@anisachiang7984]

Raghu Sajeev YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!!

[@lukanys5308]

Exactly ! But making sure earth still stays good for us is also something we would need to do

[@gregorycrawford116]

June too

[@lucajooste5661]

Raghu Sajeev this statement makes even more sense now in june 2020

[@checkmates_only]

Like corona virus? Or Jombie apocalypse maybe

[@mayank_upadhyay_19]

No one talking about the interviewer, he did an amazing job.

[@M.-.D]

Very deserved compliment to him. Really gave her a platform to speak.

[@slimxshady6111]

He didn't interrupt like I see so many interviewers do to Elon lol. I commend him on this.

[@EstebanSanMartin]

That’s why he’s the founder of Ted

[@DjTic64]

Loved the part where he forced his limited vision and self excuses to get her get the applaused by saying "it will definitly happen". He pretty much gets the burden of being anoying by saying this, for her to be on the spotlight. This is amazing communication here, he is good.

[@michaelh9046]

He isn’t my favorite.

[@virvisquevir3320]

11:01 - So humble, "Yeah, there's no question, it will change the world." Here's a woman girls can look up to. Not the raving bug-eyed feminists on college campuses. A woman who wants to build rather than tear down. What a breath of fresh air.

[@gy3940]

She is amazing. I'm pretty sure she is a feminist.

[@prody666]

Vanargand how can you tell? A feminist cannot be well-spoken and smart? There's nothing wrong with being a feminist, especially in a macho world. If you keep women out of the equation and of the decision-making process, you do not allow half of humanity to contribute to our future.

[@edsonkabanda1677]

True.

[@SoumilSahu]

@@prody666 did your eyes conveniently ignore the words "modern version"

[@randominternetguy3537]

@@prody666 modern feminism is bullshit for the most part. It's just fat women with colored hair,, angry at the world. However, this woman is a role model. She's what every woman should aspire to be; successful, smart, and very hard working.

[@9012505]

She is just as crazy as Elon. I love it.

[@frankmueller2781]

"Normal, sane, people" just don't have the drive, determination, and vision to do what SpaceX has done. They're the ones who say, "That can't be done." It is the irrational madman who responds, "Oh yeah? Well, watch me!"

[@sweiland75]

Elon has a fraction of the energy she has.

[@talbotism3815]

sweiland75 What a foolish comment. Elon is everywhere and works 100 hour weeks.

[@joezolo6712]

Elon has a grand vision. Gwynne Shotwell took the hardest part of that vision and is making it happen. Do you see a common theme? SpaceX (travel to Mars), SolarCity (power generation and storage on Mars), Tesla Electric cars and pickup trucks (transport around the city on Mars), and Boring Company (underground radiation protection).

[@anjeiyb335]

You are funny how ever °practical.

[@thomas.02]

“You see, once people are invested in your “why”, they will work blood sweat and tears to see that why come true” - Simon Sinek

[@teachingsofconsciousness3978]

Yes masterchief :)

[@jasonnikakis6033]

“Ok” - shrek

[@parker469a]

To be honest her "why" of exploration is kinda a bad reason. Building "Planet Crackers" like in Dead Space and bring billions of tons of materials back to Earth from the Main Asteroid belt or other sources would be the main reason. People are for to greedy and infintal to react the way you need them to for something like this be give a "for a better world" sorta answer. Keep it more pragmatic so more people will invest in it.

[@ARSneaky]

Visions of a true leader

[@1flash3571]

@@parker469aSpaceX isn't in it for them to make money. They make money to make Elon's dream to come true. You need money to R&D, and to build rockets. He isn't a typical businessman. He could charge NASA, Air Force, and commercial customers almost up to double their launch cost, but they don't. They give fair value for the rocket launches of only 62- 120 million vs ULA's 220 - over 400 million dollars per launch.

[@nickbabin1511]

What an absolutely incredible woman. I love her mindset on wanting to be aliens rather then have aliens come to us 😂🙌🏻

[@Enterthemind1]

Their already here 😉

[@ondrejrolnik1631]

@@Enterthemind1 So, how did your area 51 raid go? :D

[@raghu7174]

It might take a few decades, maybe centuries to meet intelligent extra terrestrial life, but SpaceX single handedly has put us on that trajectory.

[@randominternetguy3537]

@@ondrejrolnik1631 they're among us

[@randominternetguy3537]

@@raghu7174 yep. We will have to travel at near light speed and even that would take a couple hundred years

[@bryanhopper4727]

This is what happens when you take the bureaucrats out of the engineering equation.

[@Keyboardje]

@@MinuteManWins And the politicians.

[@lesmorgan5865]

No. This is what happens when you remove critical thinking processes, and even engineers get caught up in pseudoscience unicorns and fairy dust. Chemical rockets will NEVER replace airplanes as a safe mode of transportation.

[@lesmorgan5865]

@@MinuteManWins -The average commercial jet can operate safely over 30,000 pressurized cycles. Chemical rockets explode, on the average,of every 200 launches. Care to guess why that is?

[@lesmorgan5865]

Anyone who thinks business travelers are going to endure gut wrenching G forces, Max Q vibrations, and a huge risk of burning up,on re-entry into earth's atmosphere, (not to mention an extremely high failure rate on the launch pad while loading fuel), just for the farcical promise of a 30 minute intercontinental trip, is a damn fool.

[@lesmorgan5865]

@@MinuteManWins I guess you missed the part where Space X just blew up their Dragon capsule, after only one use.

[@ShamblerDK]

I understand why Elon has hired her; she's absolutely fantastic.

[@ebe7157]

She's a fucking "yes-man", paid to regurgitate Elon's bullshit.

[@DarthVader20201]

NASA already has a head start on them Space X just developing rockets. Boeing does rockets for NASA, Space X makes their own rockets

[@Im-mv6bf]

i guess that would be true if she talked like Elon, buts shes the opposite, she can actually talk without breaks every 2 words

[@freshcharge]

....at bullshitting.

[@freshcharge]

DarthVader20201 Space x makes their own fiction movies.

[@mehekk2622]

She is every flat earthers nightmare come true. Lol. What an incredible woman. Intelligent, smart and talented.

[@rosekreuze]

i honestly think you agreed to your own comment if alberto wasnt mentioned

[@amarjadhav9100]

And beautiful too.

[@zain4019]

Dew Drop She is totally amazing:)

[@user-wn1jf7pg6x]

just a simple question, do flat earthers exist? I mean, I really want to talk to them.

[@asahiorbit4565]

@@user-wn1jf7pg6x Yes, they do exist. Some people troll and act to be a flat earther just to spark a discussion, so you need to be aware of that. There are actual people who believe the Earth is flat and is passionate about it, but most flat-earthers I've seen just insults people when proven wrong.

[@christinera5458]

“Mars is a fixer upper planet there’s work to be done there... but I want to meet people, or whatever they call themselves, in other solar systems!” Love this enthusiasm 🚀👩🏻‍🚀

[@Enterthemind1]

That should be the goal for everyone, to journey out into the galaxy and visit other solar system's/see other civilizations on other planets. We already know they are flying around out there, they just haven't properly introduced themselves to us yet. (For obvious reasons)

[@MrCountrycuz]

Christine Ra I would be grateful to meet you.

[@chrisyorke3013]

I covet her job.

[@dominicstocker5144]

Do you know how loud rockets are? How is that going to be within acceptible noise levels at all?

[@movement2contact]

Shhh, just turn off your brain and please proceed to that futuristic exciting green edge of a cliff right there... 👨‍🏫

[@vallorahn]

We choose to go to Mars. We choose to go to Mars in next decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.

[@NoName.was.taken.]

I am with you but mars launches are going to happen in the 2030s. Earth and Mars are in a terrible Constellation before.

[@nolansprojects2840]

No Name I think manned missions will have to start in the 2030’s, but unmanned missions will hopefully and likely start earlier!! And not like rover missions, but missions to send supplies or something. To test all the systems for deep space!

[@NoName.was.taken.]

Nolan Patterson ah yeah you are right. Missions where time is not critical can happen earlier

[@BroCactus]

cringe

[@lendus.adolla]

A bit of plagiarism here, right ?

[@StefanBacon]

Wouldn't want to get on the wrong rocket by accident... "We should have landed at Incheon 3 hours ago" oh you didn't want to go to Mars?

[@caleb186]

Rofl. Hope you remembered your life support enabled suit

[@MIck-M]

Not to mention where your baggage might end up.

[@Kaser]

1:14 Year 2142, 1minute and 42 seconds after an interstellar space rocket taking off : "Mayday ! mayday ! we've hit what seems to be a tesla car !"

[@rockyrock3184]

Nice... Intellect

[@commonsenseskeptic]

Given the evens this week, doesn't look like that timetable is going to hold up. What a surprise...

[@artificercreator]

Do you imagine the contamination on the planet generated by dozens of those being deployed each day? Space X is already burning lots of fossil fuels... By the way, no one talks about the gulf of mexico, even here in mexico no one seems to care about the radioactive scraps of starship that landed there, it is kind of sad.

[@TheNightquaker]

This episode was Shotwell!

[@kobusdowney5291]

nice...

[@naybobdenod]

now thats a smart comment NQ :)

[@Newtube_Channel]

Sleepful in Shotwell.

[@MusixPro4u]

Top comment.

[@nicospingor3578]

how dare you

[@unchartify]

she is so good at talking, no stuttering and very confident I love it!

[@ed4096]

@EnLiGhTeNME If she were to start stuttering, interspersing her speech with "umm" every other damn sentence and exuded very little confidence, you'd find her to be more believable? That's very strange...

[@enomiellanidrac9137]

Yes indeed, about all she is good at.

[@topekayode1700]

@@ed4096 She is a saleswoman who negotiates contracts so it would be rare to hear one such as her hesitate to speak.

[@MyMonkeyMind7]

@@topekayode1700 Exaclty!!! To think an attractive intelligent woman could have a covert mission? Nahhhhh! Listen. The argument presented was. . . in effect . . . We know the Titanic is taking on water. But we believe someone will take care of it. We are taking the life rafts for a spin - just to see how far they can go. Don't worry. We'll be right back! ; ) ; ) ; ). Mr. Musk, the CEO, can't even pull this off; can't help but say - it's already too late.

[@mgecko2959]

Anyone can be confident selling complete BS. She shown some CGI and said it be cool to fly on meeting half way around world and be home for dinner. She presented zero explanations on how that would work, she just make claims with "within decade" timeline hoping in decade everyone will forget and focus on their next amazing project that will never be completed

[@poendie835]

Why would any country allow rockets (big icbm's) to land right next to their major cities?

[@Lemurian.Quartz]

What an amazing person... I hope she knows that she has become her own idol to an infinitely greater scale for current 15 year old girls. She’s a rockstar.

[@MyMonkeyMind7]

You want to follow a rockstar? Didn't USA learn from following a TV personality? To think an attractive intelligent woman could have a covert mission? Nahhhhh! Listen. The argument presented was. . . in effect . . . We know the Titanic is taking on water. But we believe someone will take care of it. We are taking the life rafts for a spin - just to see how far they can go. Don't worry. We'll be right back! ; ) ; ) ; ). Mr. Musk, the CEO, can't even pull this off; can't help but say - it's already too late.

[@johnceena9799]

I would not get even to my college in 1 hour, and SpaceX is promising us to travel round the earth in just 1 hr. Salute to SpaceX✋

[@meatballsnacker-sitregald6919]

@James Sempy Modern problems require modern solutions

[@andrewerickson6690]

When you move 14000 miles an hour you can really get somewere

[@MansSuperPower]

🤣😂

[@add-mt5xc]

even when that happens, your college might still take 1 hour to each

[@abhishekmedhekar3418]

Its just take 8.30 min to reach earth orbit aka space. And 90 min to take complete one orbit with speed 17500 miles/hr as ISS moving... So its quite possible

[@archierm]

Ok, can you guys work together with Amazon and Alibaba now? I need one-day shipping available globally now.

[@jo-han]

It usually takes a day to get it to major hub distribution center, then launch it to orbit from there and then shoot it through your roof from orbit?

[@kokofan50]

Why would Amazon work with SpaceX when Benzos owns Blue Origin?

[@fcgHenden]

kokofan50 because BO hasn't been to orbit yet? buuurrrn. XD

[@adamyoung6797]

Run small packages from a drone to a rocket to a different drone that goes to your house. Why not?

[@brynclarke1746]

Like that outbreak of which you speak could cross the world in a day anyway, it's not that vast a difference

[@wshtb]

Technically, she isn't wrong. But... You don't get to pick when to take off. You don't get to pick where to take off. You don't get to pick where to land. You spend several days preparing for the flight. The weather must be absolutely perfect. Your flight will be rescheduled several times at the last second.

[@user-cb1sc8rl1r]

Finally some great host. Asks questions and is silent when answers come. Thank you.

[@harbirsingh7266]

It officially is Big Fucking Rocket. Falcon is just used to censor the name.

[@squeezeme9820]

Harbir Singh either or

[@fcgHenden]

I wonder if they're considering the name "BAMF Truck." They already got the Models S,3,X. Someone's gotta go there and ask who's in charge of product nomenclature and push for "BAMF Truck."

[@aimsportline_china]

No!!! Elon is a fan of Starwar.

[@RobertBreckenridge13]

They sound so similar, it almost doesn't matter lol

[@DingXiaoke]

Like the Die Hard movie when Bruce Wills says: “Yippee Kiyay Mr. Falcon”

[@chandir7752]

30 minutes... It takes me almost 1 hour to get to my university. So by the time I arrive, I could already be petting wombats in Australia.

[@MIck-M]

Tame ones are nice but they can be a little bitey even when just being playful lol.

[@azkaaldric3608]

elon= thinker/planner gwynne= executor perfect match btw

[@zinjanthropus322]

She's the team leader, he's the chief engineer.

[@xmidgewon736]

She manages the relationships with private companies and government leaders. She is in charge of sales and maintaining those relationships. She does a great job at it, too. All while knowing the ins and out of the rocket etc... great fit

[@liamdunphy7496]

TodayPerson no he isn’t he is the ceo and designer he isn’t an engineer

[@softb]

@@liamdunphy7496 he is lead engineer

[@kieranglon-rudge3954]

Liam Dunphy he is the head engineer he isn’t just a businessman at heart he is an engineer and spends around a hundred hours weekly on doing what he loves (engineering) and carrying out his dreams

[@MrTree421]

1:01 till 1:05 that is how much I want to love my job. That passion is what makes a job be more than a job

[@danievdw]

She is awesome.. no wonder they do so good...if Elon gathered a team of such amazing persons...they can literally achieve everything they planed on.

[@rawstarmusic]

Seems like an ordinary woman to me. What is it you like?

[@geordonworley5618]

She has most visionary and can-do attitude of anyone I've seen. Not only that, but she can also hold a conversation a lot better than Elon. Just from this talk alone, I think you can see why she is where she is. She is one of the many components that is making the company so successful.

[@MrFlatTaxi]

She's a PR women, selling a fake dream, an illusionist

[@MusixPro4u]

You can see how well she is put together. Her mannerisms, articulation, social acuity. Special woman.

[@fcgHenden]

Why would they "plane" anything when they can rocket there. haha.

[@giridhar6089]

The exuberance that radiates from her is just 'out of this world' All one can see is an extremely motivated engineer who is super proud of what she is doing. No wonder SpaceX achieves all these seemingly impossible targets. The earth is forever indebted to these amazing scientists and engineers at SpaceX. Go SpaceX go.

[@nestorjrabalos1998]

We’ll see about that.😂

[@NanNan-vd4hk]

@@nestorjrabalos1998 No Worries Bro, it's a massive buzz for the up and coming Genz.

[@lmp9256]

@@nestorjrabalos1998 Yes we will.

[@ElChe-Ko]

Busted by Thuderfoot! :)

[@infernuslux9662]

i don't think i'm dumb enough to work for a person for 16 years if i don't like him.well you just slapped 80% of the planet with that comment.

[@bhavinb.artstation]

Thts what I'm thinking to do

[@marty88ish]

😂

[@RICHSLYFLY]

This woman is doing so much yet she seems so humble.

[@yangerjamir0906]

That's a real woman, secure and confident in her ability and self. Feminists should look up to woman like her and cut out their bullshit. Today's feminists looks more like insecure, attention seeking bitches.

[@heccg5293]

Imti Jamir yessss !!!!

[@myselfx2441]

Hi can you tell me how? I don't see her as humble... (it's a genuine question not trying to be sarcastic or anything just want to learn)

[@LDacic]

Being humble is one of the prerequisites for doing so much.

[@gy3940]

@@yangerjamir0906 I'm sure she is a feminist. Because she is very smart.

[@TheModernInvestor]

Dinner in Tokyo, Brunch in London.

[@Cfullerrrr]

The Modern Investor more like appetizers in Tokyo, Dinner in London.

[@rasaecnai]

and you can boil the water for tea/coffee on reentry too!

[@LittleBates]

Isn't brunch before dinner

[@bossokanagan2930]

Explode over Hawaii.

[@HowlingWolf518]

Concorde didn't pan out, I'm not sure how this would.

[@happyjoy77edgin73]

Excellent speaker, excellent confidence, really looking forward to seeing what they are going to do. I believe in yaw !!!!!👏👏👏

[@josfur1977]

those images and video from our little ROUND earth are simply breathtaking . we gotta preserve this planet period

[@ronfish8375]

Gwynne = Pepper Potts Elon = Tony Stark

[@levarmitchell3962]

Ron Fish EXACTLY 😂

[@kilianbader9786]

Its more mary beth brown that plays peppers rolle actually.

[@RobertBreckenridge13]

So perfect!

[@Henlarious]

Ron Fish No, Potts was nothing. Please.

[@RichOrElse]

More like Gwynne = Lucius Fox. Elon = Bruce Wayne

[@KsNewSpace]

Big Fffffalcon Rocket :DD 12:07

[@ryba_god]

* big fffuckin rocket

[@robomop9711]

Big Motherfalcon Rocket

[@joshfield]

i perked up so hard, found my new crush

[@berserksun]

*wink* *wink*

[@pedrofvrito]

Meme out of this please!

[@jasoncasey3005]

You're building up that solid content with a quickness. Keep up the amazing work.

[@shaunadkins2]

7 years to go… I’ll believe it when I see it

[@Simtar123]

Its so refreshing to see unhinged ambition in the intrest of human kind.

[@LUCTIANITO]

The Panacea yes, because surely aren't a few billion dollars in the middle of the matter

[@RaphaelAguirre]

money is only a human construct...

[@joapps8135]

The Panacea 2:20 she states to sell rockets, "it's all about relationships and making a connection with these customers [NASA]..."?#%*? so itz not about the quality/efficiency/tech advances/SAFETY/etc??! she gives me a feeling that at least one of her TRUE top priorities is not the safety of future passengers

[@nathangek]

Of course that's her top priority.. would you buy a car when you know there's a high chance of dying in it? And selling the rockets is necessary to succeed in their vision. It's literally their businessmodel.

[@joapps8135]

PNathan itz over your head...cant discuss w ppl like u who think theyre bright but not. u practically made a baseless assumption... my guess is that it is more likely that not that safety is NOT her TOP priority (ie, not her #1 priority). the Co will of course say to the public that safety is their top priority but in reality it will likely be just one of their priorities. but hey, this is just my opinion. my point was specifically on how she responded to that question. try thinking about it AGAIN and dont be so naive

[@brandenwilliams7249]

"is that Gwynne time or Elon time" thank u for asking that lol

[@benschmitt7035]

Branden Williams they said this as i was reading it trippy lol

[@fisoa1344]

But they're both of the same age

[@markusvonroder]

@@fisoa1344 Not about age - it is about Elon consistently setting timelines for engineering work FAR too optimistically.

[@kingargon]

When is Ted gonna come to the event?

[@benedekvarga5778]

The interviewer in this video, is the CEO of Ted, if you didn't know.

[@pooie7810]

She kinda looks like an old Bernadette from The Big Bang Theory.

[@RahulKumar-ng2gh]

yeah, but more fantastic and charming

[@ogegadaniel4439]

😄😄 very true

[@UsernameNULL755]

Why is their progress not on the TV and everywhere all the time? It is literally the most important thing in the world.

[@K9JT]

Good question. Channels and media stations only give people what they want to see, mostly. So blame the large majority of passive TV viewers who don't even care what is served up in front of them? And government run TV stations have their own agenda altogether. Luckily like minded and interested people like us also have KZbin and the rest of the internet where news and info like this is freely available and accessible to ANYONE around the world. Well, almost everyone. Some countries still censor their internet but that's not KZbin or SpaceX's fault.

[@zmc9403]

Shketri It’s out of this world.

[@fcgHenden]

Zach McKinney Here, take a thumb for that witty reply.

[@johnrockett5155]

K9JT that's how sad the world has become

[@fcgHenden]

Shketri no bewbs, no funny dumb people, no instant billionaires or people going bankrupt... not entertaining enough to most people. It's changing though - little by little. Hopefully, in time. 😉

[@JKNation]

Lunch out in Japan anyone?

[@rawstarmusic]

Hoe delivery from Japan is cheaper. Online order the chef and wait half an hour.

[@nolansprojects2840]

I will be there in 30 minutes!...

[@mhtinla]

Japanese food in Japan is not as good as Japanese food in America

[@BruceRyanCannaCorp]

Payloads from latitude is prime.

[@stepanfau6480]

sounds good! :]

[@HarrietL]

Gwynne is fantastic. I love her!

[@finneganmcbride6224]

People in 2016: “OmG I’m immigrating to Canada the US is so bad! People in 2026: OmG I’m immigrating to Mars earth is so bad!

[@Muskar2]

It'll probably only be astronauts and other scientists living there for the first decade or so. Lots of dangers in everyday life and lots of infrastructure needs to be set up in those settings for a relatively stable life. Industrial companies will come eventually and some time after that, it'll be feasible for average people to go there. But it'll still be with massive compromises: no ocean, no outdoor nature, small living quarters, risky being on the surface and/or limited freedom of travel. Earth will remain a paradise in comparison for at least a hundred years. And even then, only a global cataclysm would make Mars better overall.

[@johnpearcey]

@@Muskar2 Planet Earth under Covid-19 lockdown forever or Mars?? Tough choice.

[@Muskar2]

@@johnpearcey Even a seasonal SARS-CoV-2 is nothing compared to the unforgiving environment on Mars. I guess you'd come close if you're locked in a self-sustained bunker like Survival Condo, Kansas. But you'd still have the luxury of live communication with people on Earth, quick access to modern supplies and products from Earth's economy etc.

[@joegerhard615]

Around the world in 60 minutes

[@FEARbraveheart]

Suck it Jules

[@TheChafff]

Love your name Bra!!

[@richardcheng4171]

Joe Gerhard It can be achieved in 30 minutes.

[@dranupmadubey5605]

Richard Cheng Only most Some would take 1 hour

[@dranupmadubey5605]

Joe Gerhard love that book

[@jnicolettebailey]

Gwynne is lovely, an amazing role model for women around the world. Intelligent, humble, no silly feminist attitude.

[@informedpanda254]

No silly feminist attitude~she's an incredible role model of what/how women should strive to be!

[@RTYB]

Feminism is cancer. Precisely because she is no feminist, just a FEMALE HUMAN doing the SAME JOB as any other HUMAN, she is so successful. She's a woman that's good at her job. Just like Elon is a man that's good at his job. No feminist cancer, no identity politics, NONE OF IT.

[@jeffvader811]

​@Andrew Brent Point is she didn't make a big deal out of the fact she was a women, because that wasn't important. Modern extreme "feminists" tend to be the people pushing for positive discrimination, blaming the patriarchy for everything, publicly expressing a hatred for men, etc. This is of course a vast minority, but it's kinda tainted the word a little.

[@nambin4895]

I think you're confusing things here. Feminist activism is important. If not for these feminist activists u despise, women like Gwynne would not have ever allowed to pursue their dreams.

[@tammydonaldson3055]

She doesn't have to be some man-hating crazy feminist to be where she is...The real work in western counties was done long ago...This feminism nowadays is toxic, they even attack other women...They talk about toxic masculinity, they should stop and look in the mirror as they are corrosive to anyone who disagrees.

[@AshishKadam]

That talk was so inspiring! :)

[@ronrendon]

Amazing! I too believe we will find others out there in the stars!

[@jasongoodacre]

She has the Elon bug which means you have to dream large. Anything is possible if you want it to be.

[@Ludwig1625]

I want to go faster than the speed of light

[@ShaudaySmith]

Using their rockets to go from New York to Shanghai reminds me of the Concorde. It was a brilliant idea that couldn't be economized into a lasting reality.

[@yellowmoose545]

Not to mention the Concorde didn't have to be treated like a massive bomb when it was fueled and ready to fly. If people think that the on/off boarding process for one of these rockets wont be hours on hours, they have never seen a rocket prep for flight. Especially when you cant just launch one in the middle of your city.

[@actorpoet53]

They didn't have Elon Musk on their team...

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

The problem with a supersonic aircraft is that it has to push its way through the atmosphere for the entire flight. A suborbital vehicle just has to climb up above the atmosphere, then it is much easier to accelerate. It only has to consume propellant as it is doing that, and then again when it lands. It does not have to push itself through the air for the entire trip.

[@LloydWaldo]

Yeah, it’s totally impracticable. First they won’t be permitted to launch. Second boarding will be very difficult and slow. 3rd the landing will be extremely dangerous.

[@AlanRPaine]

Suborbital travel between different parts of Earth is far from a new idea but in a world where even sub sonic airliners are being criticized for their fuel use, a rocket doesn't sound like a very good idea. From my home in the North of England it is possible to travel to London by car and train, in the morning, and then fly to California arriving in time for dinner. Very few people need to travel faster than that.

[@SemGabelko]

TED conference 2030: *Elon* : Where going to have a warp drive on Starship SN 2451 by December this year. *Everyone at SpaceX* : bruh -_-

[@Apistevist]

TED conference 2030: This is how Elon Musk ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in History using herd mentality, the age of influence and engineering illiteracy.

[@ariantasariedimunthe4734]

@@Apistevist that's work well because of good product and genius CEO.

[@Apistevist]

@@ariantasariedimunthe4734 English please.

[@chippysteve4524]

Skip to 15:00 if you want to hear about the subject in the title folks .

[@Rsmith420]

@0:25 I was actually there to see it!!! & it was the day before my birthday too, one of the best gifts ever!!!!

[@px64]

that's amazing!..

[@n47m4n11]

The argument that there are problems on earth so we shouldn't go to Mars is so ignorant and sort sighted.

[@motokid6008]

BioQuickie - It really is. These people fail to realize the solutions to alot of major problems here are the same solutions Mars needs. A Mars program gives us immediate incentive to find these solutions.

[@abdullahmohammedali192]

Agreed. People fail to realize that one of the potential benefits of interplanetary travel is that resources that are scarce on earth might just be available on other planets. Take for instance Titan, a moon of Saturn. It has an atmosphere of methane a resource that is on the decline on Earth. Also it is to be noted that in order to reach a point where we can make inter planetary travel commercially viable we need to test. Sure the results that arise by testing launches may not be fruitful but the lessons learned may be and will make future launches better hopefully. The same applied to the development of cars and airplanes. So I don't see any excuse for rockets.

[@alexm7023]

I feel like SpaceX will become MCRN in the expanse. and I'd join in a heartbeat

[@superchargedVR1]

So sort sighted..

[@rodschmidt8952]

Especially when one of the reasons why we should go to Mars is BECAUSE of some of the problems on Earth!

[@powerpig99]

I am rewatching it now and could not help be amazed by how much progress were made since then and yet were considered un-believable then...

[@yootoober2009]

I like the way she describes "old technology" - legacy systems...

[@poojadewan8895]

Amazing Talk Gwynne!

[@truthspeaks84]

Gwynne Shotwell for President 2030... on Mars.

[@Enterthemind1]

Nah, there will be a " Elon of mars" by then. 😉

[@MakeupMobster]

Who else can’t wait to come back to this video in another decade or so to comment about whether or not any of this happened?

[@kurosumomo]

Nothing of that will happen. Just like Hyperloop wont happen, and even his Loop which was supposed to be automated 4400 people / hour transit at 155mph turned out to be an underground Tesla taxi station, moving at most 1000 people an hour, with a driver at 30mph. Musk is good at getting tax money, everything else is vaporware, that could be done by an xy person with the secured funding.

[@rolletroll2338]

@@kurosumomo i don't understand how people can be so naive and swallow every bullshit Musk throws at them.

[@kalebbruwer]

I think it's worth pointing out that the point to point version of starship can hold a lot more people than the same ship going to mars, because you don't need living space for 6 months, just a chair. Well I guess that just means that the mars version's just gonna have a lot less seats than 100 judging by the size of it.

[@publicshared1780]

I love this woman. What an inspiration to all. Gwynne, please do more public interviews.

[@ChickenWings103]

7:48 "You put me in a unique position, Chris, thanks for that" *faint WOO in the background*

[@Bubbles99718]

"Space, the final frontier...."

[@MKu64]

EnLiGhTeNME How is saying that we are progressing towards the future / scifi world that people love (Star Trek)... a bad comment. You seem rude for no reason.

[@ramonmedina2160]

as a military reserve and love me some times

[@FragmentJack]

So how’s it going? lol

[@1955geoff]

She's the best for Spacex. Proof that women can do it also.

[@smiley235]

Jacques Gunville Yeh, women who want to know how a car works when they are teenagers, not an interest most women share. But of course if the interest is there, then they can definitely do it well.

[@joapps8135]

Jacques Gunville your thoughts about women lacking in this world can make u miss the more critical points. dont be distracted

[@1955geoff]

joapps Wath make you think that i mist it. Are you telepath?

[@joapps8135]

Jacques Gunville Your comment. youre not that bright are u? a president of a Co should always represent the Co in the best manner possible....esp on a ted talk, no? U absolutely praise her which makes me question your judgement. understand now?

[@1955geoff]

joapps You realy realy hate women don't you? You see black where there is none.

[@kinderjoker]

Sadly this is the first time I ever hear about this amazing woman. What a great addition and co-pilot she is at spaceX for making sure the company reaches its full potential. I have the utmost respect for her and wish her many more happy and successful years at spaceX. It was a truly great experience listening to her answers and thoughts.

[@mudgatebronn4438]

Hahahaha! Good sarcastic rant buddy

[@itsgrant8317]

@@mudgatebronn4438 wot

[@mudgatebronn4438]

@@itsgrant8317 oh come on. This project is such obvious BS. Using rockets as airliners? 😂 And she says it's gonna happen with a straight face

[@gregbailey45]

@@mudgatebronn4438 it didn't come across as anything but congratulatory to me!

[@overknightlegend]

@@mudgatebronn4438 What? My first time hearing about her too shes on forbes 38th most powerful women, im so ashamed! She's inspiring. I'm a female engineer from canada working in the UK. I want to be the Elon Musk (or Peter Thiel) of the ocean one day - creating an artificial island

[@vlogsurfer]

Nobody is talking about how polluting this venture would be. We are already at the point where little Gretta T is shaming us for pollution, yet they have plans to launch a project that is probably waaay more detrimental, if you consider that 13 large cargo ships put out as much pollution as all the world's cars....that's insane!!!

[@gizzardwizard1]

people really need to be more skeptical.

[@eliasgallegos3058]

She's so amazing! and has such a great view on the future!!!

[@dumbledoor9293]

She is doing an amazing job for SpaceX! Thumbs up, I will follow your progress :-)

[@pulesjet]

I seen the First man in Space. I seen the First man on the Moon. Get this Man on Mars done soon, eaaa? I don't have vary long until END GAME. I really have my heart set on seeing Man on Mars.

[@jeffvader811]

Me too.

[@mojoismyrealname]

Dear NASA, ...all the time and all the money in the world 08:03 does not yield the best solution, 08:05 and so putting that pressure on the team to move quickly is really important. Love, The American Tax Payer

[@SirFaceFone]

I think Blue Origin would be more appropriate.

[@ihsankamil6279]

@@SirFaceFone MAGA VOTE DONALD 2020

[@SWRaptor1]

I know sound has been an issue that people bring up and how far away from the cities these launchpads need to be for safety. You show a boat as what will bring people out to the pad, but it would take a long time for that boat to leave port and get all the way out to the launch site. Kind of negating a lot of the time saved by using this method of travel. So instead of using a boat, why not use Hyperloop as the method of getting people out to these pads? Can the tubes be put just over the water or maybe even just under the surface? This would solve the time issue and give Hyperloop another massive use. Just an idea.

[@myrobotfish]

Musk confirmed this, a hyperloop will most certainly be used rather than a boat. However, even if they did use a boat the time saved would still be very impressive. If the rocket port was say 75 km from shore, a boat could easily get there in 1.5 hours adding 3 hours to the travel time for a total travel time of less than 4 hours ... the current solution is 16 to 24 hours ... still a huge improvement.

[@SWRaptor1]

PROgrammer8 thank you for the info. Tehe I asked a touch before he announced. www.inverse.com/article/44893-hyperloop-elon-musk-spacex

[@droneprospects1720]

I love this human! she reminds me of a SpaceX version Leslie Knope xD

[@smorrow]

>I love this human

[@RTYB]

Leslie KnopX

[@joncandyfliprecords]

Lovely setup between the interviewer and Gwynne. Of course he knew the answers, and she had all the questions beforehand, but it still flowed beautifully. A joy to watch - thank you. 🙏

[@ltthelattegirl]

Read about her in his bio I love her personality so much!

[@pickledcatvids1617]

What an amazing person.

[@relystar1346]

Holy thats awesome

[@because7768]

4 years later boeing still hasn't put anyone in orbit

[@mazhar3447]

The interviewer is so good

[@eaaeeeea]

What people who say that we have other problems to solve don't get, is that when we're pushing the boundaries of technology in one area, it will ripple down to other industries to benefit the masses. As she said, residual capabilities. For example, NASA has developed memory foam and the computer mouse among many other things that we use everyday.

[@GaneshNayak]

What an amazing lady. Without her, I bet, spaceX would be struggling. Elon needs someone like her at Tesla to take care of production.

[@miguidieu06]

They are already strugling, the compagny is living of rich people and compagny who believe in Elon

[@terrysullivan1992]

Just recently done. His name is Jerome Guillen. President of Tesla auto.

[@rdelrosso2001]

Ganesh: Not only does she use her engineering knowledge to take care of production, she uses her interpersonal skills, to, as she said, "SELL" the Rockets to Government and other users. She is an inspiration, not only to women, but to men as well. And her name is "SHOTWELL" and she sees to it that all of SpaceX's Space SHOTS go WELL! How "Falcon" COOL IS THAT!

[@davisjohnson5688]

lol I bet elon could do it by himself, just a couple extra coffees in the morning

[@thinkbank8709]

@@rdelrosso2001 Good comment 😄

[@maxbigwood2080]

Gwynne Shotwell is now one of my heros - especially how she exposed herself at the end as being a super nerd by saying she wants to meet aliens - that's awesome.

[@400_billion_suns]

16:52 “Within a decade.” We’re four years away from that decade mark. Starship has yet to achieve orbit with an empty payload, has yet to return a booster intact, and has yet to successfully re-enter. There is absolutely no way it will be flying ordinary passengers to terrestrial destinations in 4 years. Just the safety certification alone is likely a decade away from first getting it working in space, and we haven’t even reached that milestone yet.

[@milenelaube]

Yes, she definitely has one of the most amazing jobs on earth!

[@moritzschroder]

must be a great feeling to do what you love, surround yourself with brilliant people and push the human race forward! keep going! i will do the same with my content as well!

[@williamjannasch9266]

13:50. I do have to say i really love that photo in so manny ways.One just the rocket itself is pretty damn impressive. And second to symmetry of the whole photo i.s way eye appealing to me

[@Murph_.]

I"m in love with Gwynne Shotwell. Intelligent, Passionate, Humorous, and Beautiful. Can you ask for anything more?

[@Spherehead123]

@Lewis Hansel also one of the best comedians as well.

[@stefanemanuel5606]

shes smart and confident , good choice Musk

[@Vijaykumar57]

12:05 Biggggg Falconnnn Roccccket

[@calamity1803]

I like the question posed very specific and exploratory....

[@desireemariec1108]

Gwynne! Lot's of wonderful information shared. Thank You. Also, I like the blush pink coat 😍 Sweet and super stylish✌

[@guillaumelortie7843]

Great interviewer, good questions asked !

[@luiscruz2060]

Is this really practical? I've heard that this is not by this scientist of youtube that goes by the username of Thunderf00t.

[@Apistevist]

The energy and forces that rockets have to endure are so extreme it won't for a very long time even remotely be a form of travel nearly as safe as wingsuits. It's simply physics.

[@mariathomas7688]

i would like to know how about the seating arrangement in rocket..

[@nikoma_]

So inspiring omg we live in an amazing and promising time.