Engineering America: Gwynne Shotwell at TEDxChapmanU

As president and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell is responsible for the company's day-to-day operations, as well as managing all customer and strategic relations needed to support company growth. She joined SpaceX in 2002 as vice president of business development and built the Falcon vehicle family manifest to more than 50 launches, representing over $5 billion in revenue. Previously, she worked at the Aerospace Corporation and at Microcosm's Space Systems Division.
Shotwell has authored dozens of papers on a variety of subjects, including standardizing spacecraft/payload interfaces, conceptual small spacecraft design, infrared signature target modeling, space shuttle integration, and reentry vehicle operational risks. In recognition of her work, she received the 2011 World Technology Award for Individual Achievement in Space and was inducted into Women In Technology International Hall of Fame in 2012. Earlier this year, she was elected as a Fellow to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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[@kvps27]

She basically dropped massive hints for starlink here in this video

[@jackthecat6225]

Gwynne Shotwell, what a great awesome name for a woman running the operations of a space company. It's so good, it almost sounds made up. I hope she gets to go into space, she is one sharp lady.

[@khethokwakhebrightmcanyana6007]

Inspirational and great visionary leader 👏

[@wandefter]

bro she literally gives off the badass aura

[@asmundhagen]

14:00 "So we're 5-for-5 testing on this Grasshopper. But, but that means we're not pushing hard enough. We've got to tunnel one of those vehicle into the ground by trying something really hard. We haven't done that yet. So now our challenge to our test team is you've got to push hard enough that we're going to see something happen. A spectacular video."--Gwynne Shotwell, June 2013.

[@johnmacdonald8844]

They were planning the bloopers video all along!

[@williamgreene4834]

There is a video of a grasshopper exploding about a thousand feet up, so they are pushing hard enough. Poor Buster. :)

[@ScottFerreira]

Here in 2022, almost 10 years later. Almost all of this still rings true. We need more engineers! And we need more massive projects for the future of humanity!!

[@JPortfolio]

She is absolutely true. Education is the key. Unfortunately it tends to be neglected in many countries worldwide because there’s no political profit in the short term. Not many politicians are willing to work to allow their future substitutes collect their fruit.

[@BeccaHall]

Such an inspiring individual!

[@DMHN84]

This video is even more emotional after 05/31/20

[@RasakBlood]

I love SpaceX and everything they do. May you fail countless times and then blind everyone in the shining success that follows. ^^

[@williamgreene4834]

RasakBlood You my friend are a prophet.

[@northstarpheonix]

@@williamgreene4834 Even more so now.

[@paintedpony2935]

It's not 'failure'. It's 'proving what does not work' while discovering what does work.

[@worldshaper1723]

I was listening to this amazing Audiobook called "Elon Musk" by Ashlee Vance, and it has a paragraph or two saying great things about Shotwell. That brought me here and I am impressed, I hope to meet her one day.

[@oroseco]

Just read those paragraphs myself just now.

[@slimxshady6111]

I read that book and it was amazing!

[@worldshaper1723]

@thevso Just wait and see. The world is about to change, and we don't need you to do it.

[@mike0rr]

This was a damn good talk.

[@kaimurtagh]

Today, SpaceX brought it's Crew Dragon capsule to the ISS with two astronauts on board and landed its booster back on earth to be used again. This is innovation.

[@pranitmane]

10 years later all of it makes even more sense with the success that spacex got..

[@keraman2]

Love it Gwynne...I believe great achievements is not for the timid...keep it up..

[@FillingTheGap1]

I enjoyed this video tremendously

[@Wisegogo]

Inspiring lecture.

[@glocalhomes]

Gwynne Shotwell, You are Great! My Employees, Team, leadership

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

Just adding a bit regarding internet for those in the know who are looking at ways for fast internet ! Never ever consider Fibre to the node technology ! Always take your fibre directly from the exchange to the the dwelling be that a house or business ! I live in australia where we were to get Fibre optics right to the house but our government in all there wisdom thought they could save dollars by incorporating a node thus cutting the fibre just feet from your premises and using the old copper system from the node !" It does not work "prior to the node the speed is 100/40 at the house after the node it turns to 30/20 a loss of 70%

[@gy3940]

She is amazing.

[@bridaks]

Both made great strides for humans. One wanted to be a good human for the world and the other one wanted to be a great human and wanted recognition before anything else. Goodness is unfortunately lacking in our world.

[@seriamaugenlicher]

How lucky we are to have Shot well on charge of SpaceX!

[@MichalBazan]

It is interesting to watch this one day after Starship's SN5 first hop.

[@deathab0ve]

She hoped in 2 years to get men to the ISS. Well that didn't happen, but damn they have come so much further than just that. It's incredible what SpaceX can do today and it is 5 years later. Maybe soon they will get someone to ISS, but looks like 2019 is the year, not 2018. (I know 2018 December is the goal, but goals are not reality just hopes.)

[@iraneuso]

And now it's finally done!

[@emmanueltchoualo6434]

Brilliant!

[@girlla123]

My goal in life is to be better than Gwynne Shotwell. It’s quite hard.

[@samuelavila6606]

Don't compare yourself with anyone. Be the best version of yourself!

[@TheSameOneRose6111]

The first time i saw Mrs Shotwell and listen to her i know Spacex are at a place where they value the input of a great lady. Am truly trilled just listening to her, that’s really my vision of a strong woman. For the most part i find it difficult to listen to women speakers because they mostly stray from the points of real motivational topics which are able to improve the audience abilities to grasp the idea of the speakers and prolonged the speech so it becomes boring and the point lost somewhere in the speech. Love ❤️ you great lady 🌹🌹🌹🙏🌗🌎👍👌🏽🌼🌸

[@hnki444]

Engineering expertise with spectacular marketing makes you a superhero

[@aurelienboubennec739]

She rocks!!!

[@marianoochoa824]

So cool :)

[@justsaiyansteve]

She’s cool!

[@CryptoJones]

This woman is Amazing!

[@dazuk1969]

Gwynne rocks...its as simple as that really.

[@pauldannelachica3742]

She got a point 😱

[@DaimyoSexy]

Video is much more inspiring now that SpaceX is landing stage 1 rockets on drone ships in the ocean.

[@TheCodeTinkerer]

And now they are winning the bid for putting people on the ISS with thier own rockets and space craft in about a month :D

[@tvguide4khv]

She is so cool )

[@rainerbuechse6923]

Greatest woman alive!

[@marklandrebe3521]

? ? ?

[@Bawrabawla]

It took 7 years but you guys did it. you took crew to ISS.

[@Meirele]

What a fantastic woman!

[@Shawonalpha]

she's so inspiring,NOw, I've have a crush on Gwynne

[@BradleyLayton]

This video needs to have 43,000 comments, not 43. Let's go young STEM women!

[@edsonkabanda1677]

Americans are taught to like Ellen degenerous or Oprah than they can like this amazing woman.

[@marklandrebe3521]

Women don't / can't aspire to be Good STEM areas of Technology. Let's see where they are 10 years, from now, in STEM; White Males have been responsible, from day 1.

[@cooladas]

both Edison and Tesla's inventions have made the world what it is today.

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

One one place important of service...

[@DestinyRoxx]

I just adore her, and Love her shoes, too!

[@1stb1]

i think that bird at 13:48 turned into bbq

[@Daftpanzer]

Just a trick of perspective, I hope!

[@yasminrenteria8653]

The speakers logic about spending on education (low) and beer (high) has been raised by some politicians and failed to gain recognition. The majority of people buy into the negative and self defeating system by electing or failing to elect leaders who can make changes.

[@gasanaarsene3656]

GOD i fuckin' love her

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Dear sir seriously problem 🤔..I know before sky settelite orbit track to I and tomorrow proof line sky over go ..bcz I where place live in India

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Who r not selected problem space

[@TylerGage-ge3cb]

She is AMAZING. INTELLIGENT. BEAUTIFUL. I love you...

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Why problem space x now destroyed links..why I opposed do u know

[@farida7777777]

Here is a rebranding of failure. Faliure is the propellent that moves success in the right direction.

[@bridaks]

It was lovely ! Funny she mentioned Edison when in fact the electricity we have today is all Nikola Tesla..you know also like Elon Musk and Tesla.. Her boss....:)

[@williamgreene4834]

bridaks She said the electric distribution system which was Edison even though he was wrong about DC. The funny part about that is that long distance lines are actually very high voltage DC. and before you say no, I'm talking about a thousand mile plus long distance.

[@unusuario5173]

"You never really are done"

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Hi shootwel

[@ShubhamMishra1989]

I have seen so many grammarly adds I hate them now, seriously KZbin, its just too much.

[@JohnDoe-fe1hn]

Read "How to overcome fear, and start living fearless" from Amazon.. America was built on fear, and oppression...

[@GunitForLyfe]

she's so beautiful :D

[@john_p]

only just found this video .. love to hear Gwynne speak about Trump era America .......

[@Vokieeeee]

What a Woman , absolutely WOW !

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Brain trust two ways only one po

[@edwardcase]

my shool taught me Edison was an inventor....he wasn't, and it makes me question all the history the schools I went to taught.

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Reality of moon ground place problem human body and particles 🤔

[@virgentina4757]

3 Tagay 2Tagay red horse beer 👍👍😍😍😍🌹😁

[@stanberryg1]

Yes, she is awesome, so is her company. But, the United States has way too many scientists and engineers. It is impossible, or nearly so, to get any type of job in a STEM-related field in the U.S.A. We must find a way to help highly skilled U.S. citizens to emigrate to countries where they might have a chance to start careers.

[@marklandrebe3521]

Not her company.

[@keraman2]

Surpassed the US in education test results I mean...

[@adaslesniak]

Even if he was dick, doesn't mean he wasn't great engineer. I find some similarity to S. J. not long ago :)

[@mohit5496]

This is what a strong woman looks like

[@table_tennis_fever]

I admire the heck out of spacex, her as the COO, and Elon Musk of course, and she's most definitely smart as xxxx, but this presentation is very underwhelming, not doing it in a very crisp and clear way to illustrate her points. The start of the 12b comparison was awkward and unwieldy to say the least. It feels like she had to do this presentation in a rush and didn't really polish the delivery and punchlines.

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Crazy never accept when her aim 🤔🤯

[@jasonwalker9471]

Well... they finally drove a test unit into the ground. Good job I guess?:)

[@Rose_Harmonic]

So how do you think they are doing now? :P

[@ChristianHedman]

Dream woman.

[@ayushprasad6159]

Gwynne: The income of working class has decreased. Elon Musk: Hmmmmmm.......

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

International space station have now eligible for go mooy, USA, European, and Russian have no one others.. agreement it only

[@user-ld3dn7qe3y]

1 minut fac siua pe marte egel Gabriel Bursann

[@EpicPokejohn]

While I agree Tesla was very important to electricity, why is it presumed that he has invented everything that has to do with electricity? Why do people like Michael Faraday or George Westinghouse not get a mention?

[@antonbriggs5680]

Faraday is mention a lot in Electrical Engineering textbooks. Westinghouse is still printed on some your appliances and other electronic devices. Tesla was only recognized until lately as a unit of measurement. Remember why your house can be anywhere now a days and you have power. It's not Edison's DC.

[@hytruong476]

👏🏻👏🏻💐🫶🫶💫💫

[@hashimmirza3079]

She has maths love lol physics have more role in industrial growth through history

[@faranger]

I stopped drinking alcohol in 1988.

[@lic2kil007]

She's not the first person to say the ""20%"" of the population is wealthy. However, she is wrong in her statement. That 20% is 20% more disposable income gone from the middle class. Look up Robert Reich for factual proof he's been talking about inequality for over two decades if not longer.

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Human body particles if survive moon place only one medicine cananbis firming jobs

[@R000win]

Yeah shes prommising grashopper craters at 14:00 =D =D =D =D =D Can't wait for that. For the rest pretty avarage inspirational talk...

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Jobs of company coffee and sunflower high tech firming at moon place... jobs jobs jobs 🙄🔭

[@klausgartenstiel4586]

the beer vs. science comparison is clever, but scientifically unsound.

[@agrillhasnoname]

you're scientifically unsound

[@miltonmiller]

Education is important, but beer is importanter!

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

Hints links Indiana kalpna chawala death with space craft why .. it's links Indiana spiritual spirit..bcz ind against to I very dangerous seriously problem with ancient history

[@user-ld3dn7qe3y]

1 minut fac nopte pe marte

[@edwardcase]

Edison it seems was a patent theif

[@PradyumnaGarnayak-vx8zl]

My small boy photos top u photos looking like u believe it 🤔

[@MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS]

Gwynne, dear, don't say: my employees! instead say: my TEAM! Elon build a a very flat management structure for a purpose. To lift the spirit of every single team-member, and to stamp out hierarchy where it does not serve his purpose!

[@dymproductions]

+Prof. Michael O. Zimmermann JCD ECS to be fair, she looks like a good team leader anyway. Maybe it slipped to her. She does acknowledge that she works for Elon Musk though

[@jaitanmartini1478]

+Prof. Michael O. Zimmermann JCD ECS Yes!

[@williamgreene4834]

WalkOn Bye I doubt anyone cares. If she's the boss then she's a great boss. I don't see anyone wanting to, or able to take her job away. Elon has complete faith in her and for good reason. It lets him do what he does best, and he doesn't have to deal with the day to day running of spacex. She is employee 7 of 6,000 and she says she'll be there forever. I think everyone including me is ok with that.

[@petrokansis]

You need a queen bee. And I'm sure there a family feelings to all things they attempt. You need her to be a smooth transition from what Elon shows up and wants a person on the moon ..today. Don't forget since this was aired she and her family have made space x now 20 billion dollar company. So I'm ok with some hierarchy in this

[@paullewallen3968]

Educational campuses may have to build housing for teachers because teachers are super salty about the lack of housing. You don't want salty teachers teaching your children.

[@nielsen6725]

Sad and despicable that SpaceX/Elon/Gwynne have crippled Starlink for the Ukrainians and thereby weakened their defense against genocidial invader Russia. Ukrainians have lost many lifes because of this crippling of Starlink. One should never forget this betrayal of humanity.

[@lst1nwndrlnd]

what do I have to do to meet a woman like this! ?

[@andrewcliffe4753]

Back when Obama was president..... Why aren't we informed that Utube videos are actually 10 years old...?

[@garaion]

She sounds like a Trump... i wonder if she voted for him. or maybe it's cognative dissonans

[@fi5mvKsW3M]

atTravelspeed - She sounds nothing like Trump. She's actually capable of putting together a coherent sentence.

[@freetrailer4poor]

@@fi5mvKsW3M I am sure she voted for Trump. Trump got buildings and things built. The democraps either went on welfare or arts school.

[@louisblackforester]

ADS 👎👎👎

[@freetrailer4poor]

Her talk is wrong. NASA had billions yet Musk was able to do way more, because he was allowed to keep it. Imagine what he could do if he paid less tax. The job builds the city not the education. Stockton was build as result of the gold miners. People get engineering degrees to get spacex jobs. Have the jobs and people seek education to get the high paying job. She is pretty hot for a ceo though.

[@AuburnCreed]

Big SpaceX fan, but a bit dissapointed in this presenters lack of professionalism. Is society so coarst that "suck" is an approrpriate term at a meeting like this? And that's just one example.

[@LukeMahan-xr4xx]

I thought it was pretty funny. Made her seem a lot more human and relate able

[@MrWorld-hc5rs]

you're a snowflake.

[@chestermartin2356]

This presenter...she's the boss of the company you're a huge fan of 🤦‍♂️

[@perspectiveswithjonah1054]

Those stereotypes is what makes you you and she she