The Only Reason SpaceX Works (Gwynne Shotwell)

[@miltonmiller]

Gwynne Shotwell is a force of nature! Just watching some of her interviews makes it evident that she is an intellectual titan, and a tremendously effective President for SpaceX.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

For sure. Honestly everyone at SpaceX is top notch. It’s all A Player over there.

[@1flash3571]

@@JohnCooganPlus They have to I suppose. Elon don't tolerate idiots....LOL Let me clear that up a bit. I suppose Elon don't mind idiots as human beings, but not when it comes to his employees.

[@JamecBond]

That's why Elon put her in charge

[@ravd8082]

Also the main man and genius tom mueller dont forget

[@billferner6741]

Elon managed to gather some of the best engineering people who can realize his dreams. They also get some new ideas from the internet community, they consider. Amazing.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Extremely accurate.

[@robertobruselas3952]

Definitely true. It's like open-source.

[@vincewilson1]

@@robertobruselas3952 Boeing is closed source which is why they will always be eating Space X dust!

[@gregzc9395]

I don't know how long it's going to take for people to realize Elons a really smart person who hires really smart people and one day these collectively smart people will change the world.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

For sure, it’s rare to be both a great manager and a great engineer, but the combination is incredibly powerful.

[@oxide9717]

Thank you well said most ppl treat Elon as a dummy who hires smart ppl to do all his work for him ,that's well said buddy

[@blaniac6591]

@@oxide9717 they either treat him as a dumb man who hires people to do the work for him, or he’s some massive super intelligence that can be everywhere, all at once, fixing every single problem. Therefore; every problem is at direct fault of Elon. Is he responsible for everything or nothing? The small people need to make up their minds.

[@johnortiz9789]

This is the type of people I want to be around

[@paulgray1699]

It take a lot more than being a smart person and having smart people working with you. You have to have someone that can bring a mob of dull people with you. If you don't a mob of dull people will bring you down every time.

[@WorkingKNeun]

Gwynne is amazing and always has been. I’ve known her since grade school. Her best attribute has always been her ability to connect with others. I’m so proud of her!

[@queuebit]

Elon / Gwynne sound like a great Visionary / Integrator pair; I learned about this pairing from Traction book by Gino Wickman.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

I’ve heard that term before but haven’t read that book. I’ll have to check it out!

[@planetmuskvlog3047]

“Unlike Elon, She has a financially viable plan to get there [Mars]”. I suggest you listen to the interview/talk with Elon when he spoke of his “existential crisis” in solving how to afford Mars. Solving for this has lead to the entire Raptor / Starship program. Gwen’s contribution is invaluable, but do not under-appreciate Elon’s contribution either 👊

[@JohnCooganPlus]

For sure, they are a dynamic duo. Both super important.

[@vincewilson1]

@@JohnCooganPlus Batman and Robin have nothing on these two! What a joker. 😁

[@zedetach]

Comparing Elon to Gwen is like comparing the sun to the moon. They both have their purposes however, one is a prerequisite for there to be life on Earth while the other isn't.

[@planetmuskvlog3047]

@@JohnCooganPlus I thought of the Wonder Twins… but that dates me to be Elon’s age… ACTIVATE! 💥 Form of a Starship Super-Heavy! Shape of an ice toboggan!!

[@wwrussell180]

"The only reason SpaceX works"? That's a bit of a stretch, isn't it? Not to diminish any of Gwynne's accomplishments for they are remarkable. But, without Elon, there is no SpaceX and, without SpaceX, no one would know who Gwynn Shot well is.

[@zerosugarmatcha7348]

Tom Mueller, Jeff Thornburg ... there are at least a few more reasons

[@vincewilson1]

Yes but she did put Space X in front of the entire industry. there is no dining that. Yes, Elon helped do that but Gewn did most of the government deals. Elon dislikes having to deal with the feds.

[@PresidentialWinner]

@@vincewilson1 Elon helped? That's like saying Melinda Gates built Microsoft and Bill helped.

[@razibbaraljoy9978]

Elon is the engine and Gwynne is the engine oil. Without Gwynne, Elon couldn't focus on his others businesses. Dealing with feds, lobbyists is almost as hard as building a rocket. You can see, in every contract SpaceX is always awarded less money than others. Gwynne deserves some recognition.

[@FritzMusicFoReal]

You're reasoning is the same reasoning you're opposing.

[@CharlesWeill]

Whoa, another excellent video. "Residual Capability" is my new favorite term. Indeed, with any high-tech R&D project it's so key to find ways to money with key milestones (making "cash cows"). But it's so important to maintain the original vision as to not get too carried away by short-term revenue.

[@jeremyraygor1918]

I'm glad other people recognize Shotwell for her incredible work at SpaceX.

[@williamsantos2593]

Nice to see a video about about Gwynne. She is doing an amazing work at SpaceX and forms a great duo with Elon.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

It’s definitely one of the most impressive partnerships in all of tech. Years in the making.

[@g.f.martianshipyards9328]

I think it's fit to call her the Mother of Dragons. She might be overshadowed by Musk (not surprising, Elon is a giant attention-magnet), but space nerds definitely now about her and how valuable she is to modern spaceflight. Great video!

[@TheFirebird123456]

Which is why bezos tried to hire her.

[@g.f.martianshipyards9328]

@@TheFirebird123456 He did? Didn't know that

[@g.f.martianshipyards9328]

@christian smith jr How come?

[@vincewilson1]

@@TheFirebird123456 She will never work for that Fool.

[@JamecBond]

@@vincewilson1 she really shouldn't

[@schrodingerscat1863]

Gwynne Shotwell runs the commercial side of the company and Elon looks after all the R&D and direction the company is going in. It's a great match as it plays to both their strengths to push the company forward.

[@EdwinCantuOfficial]

John, solid video! You are a research machine! Wishing you continued success and man... the amount of time you put into these videos does not go unnoticed!

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Thanks! I love hearing that. Just trying to make each video a little bit better than the last.

[@EmekaI]

"When opportunity knocks, you need to open the door" - love the emphasis. This channel never disappoints. I think with the video and storytelling quality you could probably talk about any business and I'd still like it.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

That’s 100% the goal. There are so many interesting stories from lesser known businesses, I’m just trying to figure out a way to tell those stories in a compelling way.

[@oblivi0nzer0]

@@JohnCooganPlus you will and you are. - Y

[@radamus210]

It's awesome to see Gwynn get some exposure. She truly is the magic behind X

[@germt5352]

nope she not she can be replace.. quit with this garbage idea that she is the magic behind X

[@robertm346]

8:26 "Residual capability: glue three fuckin' nines together, and you have the largest operational rocket flying." --Gwynne Shotwell

[@fractalelf7760]

This explains a lot - I knew she had to be doing a hell of a lot no one talks about.

[@prakash_77]

Awesome video! I watched that Ted interview with Chris Anderson long time ago and didn't absorb anything useful. It seemed out of context. Now it makes sense. It surprises me even at 57 how much drive she has left within her to keep going. Even as a mother of two children. These are really people with a purpose! Thomas Mueller, SpaceX's chief rocket engine designer and founding member also retired last year at age 60.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Yeah! That interview is aging really well! Going to be fun to look back in 10 years and see how things have progressed.

[@rodanderson8490]

Mueller was the lead developer of the Merlin engine used for the Falcon-9. He had very little to do with the Raptor engine used on Starships.

[@TylerF]

What a badass, so impressed. Thank you so much for this video.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Such an awesome partnership. Slow progress over years adding up to some really incredible results.

[@wenslo8514]

Hey John Coogan! I just want to say thank you for doing this... again😅. I hope that you understand the impact you are having on your viewers. Hopefully someday I can meet you in person to express gratitude toward you.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

For sure! Good to have you on board Wenslo! Glad you’ve been enjoying the videos.

[@NicoVeenkamp]

You popped up in my timeline due to the YT algorithm. Your video is excellent in how Elon puts brilliant people alongside him that are inline with his directions but are to complete in areas where he is ‘weak’. Gwynn is such a person. Glad you took the time to introduce her to the world. We now need a ‘Gwynne’ at Tesla so that Elon can really spend time at engineering and move the company faster forward in other directions than just cars. Also note that Gwynne is an example for especially girls to succeed in traditional male roles. Thinking, Drive, Leadership and Execution are not the the prerogative of the Y chromosome carriers.

[@gene6690]

Without Elon Musk's vision and on the floor technical involvement Gwynne Shotwell would never have soared like she has now He's given her those eagle wings

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

@Jon VB you're a tool. there's a lot of talented engineers out there. many of them now work for spacex, and they could do nearly as well without elon musk's personal involvement (assuming spacex could raise the necessary funds from elsewhere). the engeineers are the backbone of the company, but they can't reach their potential without great leadership. there's only one gwynne shotwell at spacex and she's super important to their success. she also epitomizes the saying that "you can achieve anything if you don't worry about who's getting the credit". elon's ego gets in the way.

[@christophermendez7372]

@@sirmoonslosthismind he founded the company so spacex literally wouldn't exist without him. That's all he really needs to be to be an incredibly important person for spacex.

[@ejthorson]

Hey man, you've got great production quality! Much better than many channels I see with 10x your subscribers. Keep it up, you'll get there

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Love hearing that. The channel is still pretty new, and growth has been solid. Hoping for a big next few months.

[@WK_lad]

She is my personal hero and I inspire to have her level of skill in leadership one day

[@shonen84]

Great video! Surprised your channel doesn’t have more subs. Nicely crafted, thoroughly researched, and well narrated. Love it!

[@TheLastCodebender]

"Residual capability" - Love that concept! I had noticed it before but didn't know there was a term for that. I also thought it was Elon's idea to do things this way as a smart financial plan 😂 But obviously there are a lot of super talented people working there like Gwynne, he can't do it all alone.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

For sure, building a great team is the most important think at a startup. No one talks about Elon as a team builder but he’s clearly incredible at it.

[@vincewilson1]

@@JohnCooganPlus He is the very best team builder on Planet Earth.

[@akira28shima32]

Good content!! Elon cancelled Falcon Heavy three times. It was Gwynn who reminded Elon they have Air Force contracts with Falcon Heavy.

[@JusticeNDOU]

i think elon doesn't like the military that much

[@Curious_Citizen0]

your videos are in fire right now. Yesterday it was 84K subs, and now it touched 95k. Thats huge John

[@AirQuotes]

Better to be under the radar but have the money and power.

[@nycandre]

Good reminder - BUT I think you downplay the essential role of Elon as tech leader. Thanks to Gwynne he doesn't have to deal with the rest of the business, and that's great. NOBODY but Elon could have figured out how to debottleneck the Starlink Project (fired most of the managers in Seattle after a review) - or drastically speeding up SpaceX production (all hands on deck, sudden and unconventional hiring spree for qualified welders). You needed Elon for that.

[@joedoe4242]

Haven't you heard that all that Spacex is is the sole merit of Shotwell, and Musk is just a good PR man.

[@christophermendez7372]

@@joedoe4242 how is spacex the sole merit of shotwell when elon founded SpaceX.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@@joedoe4242 Isn't the whole argument that he's a bad PR man? "Rockets gonna blow up" "My deadlines are bad" "I am wrong very often" There isn't a solid through line in any anti SpaceX or Elon musk line of thinking. It's all a million different ideas and farts in the dark. I think it's more the opposite. Shotwell is closer to what you can call the PR side, though that's not what she does. Elon is just eccentric and spews some crap out on twitter sometimes while he's not sleeping for weeks on the production line. It's not by design that it works out as if it's PR. It's further from PR than what shotwell does. But who really knows.

[@uazuazu]

Elon knows what he is doing too. If he says, "It might work, or it might blow up, but it will be a good show either way", it takes the pressure off and motivates the engineers. At the recent Tesla AI stream it was similar, he was saying that the new AI board team's goal was to make something good enough so that the main AI team wanted to throw away their GPU pool, after a questioner asked a question with an impossible answer (about locality of message-passing). He knows how to keep engineers in the sweet spot of productivity, with an achievable goal, but with the space and freedom to overperform and get extra honour. Gwynne Shotwell making sure the figures add up and that the business is there from the market and that everything keeps on track is so so important too. So many of the decisions have the hallmarks of both of their thinking on it, e.g. fly Starlink satellites to prove the F9 reusability/reliability when no-one else will risk the rockets on their Nth flight: win-win, leaving everyone else in the dust.

[@c73mr0ck]

Awesome video - She is one amazing human being and deserves far more credit.

[@JxH]

I like the 'Godel, Escher, Bach' book dropped in the middle; nicely done. Cheers.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

👀

[@Ullr-el3pu]

Working on reusable rockets helped SpaceX develop a perfect rocket system, when you can look at what happened to a used rocket.

[@yugagarwal9970]

every informative keep it up john

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching these!

[@michaelginever732]

Elon attracts great people. It's his biggest talent really and he's a pretty talented fella.

[@flycrack7686]

100% correct, if you read the book liftoff you know this was probably the most important part.

[@chrisbraid2907]

Actually he’s one of the fortunate, he can afford the best and he recognises that they aren’t the usual suspects ….

[@sanjivjhangiani3243]

One important point to learn for entrepreneurs is, treasure your top people. Don't think you succeeded all on your own. Some misguided people exalt the entrepreneur to the point where they deride anyone who works for someone else. You need competent people to attend to the details to make your vision possible.

[@johnkarpiscak1134]

I would look at it as more 'adjunct capability' than residual. Residual implies something simply 'left over' while adjunct perhaps is more descriptive of a capability that is supplementary in nature but can also be brought to the forefront should the opportunity arise.

[@KonradTamas]

I never knew this about Gwynne. Thanks for showing whats behind the curtain !! Its truly Inspiring.

[@aname206]

the layers of detail in your commentary is top notch. keep going 🔥

[@blaniac6591]

“The *only* reason?” Yeah that title has me doubting the video already.

[@mentalmodels5]

Interesting perspective, curious what Elon's day to day looks like in SpaceX if Gwynne is actually running it

[@JohnCooganPlus]

He’s definitely extremely involved, he just can’t be there every day. His official title is CEO and Chief Engineer at SpaceX, so he’s definitely heavily involved in the engineering process.

[@gedeputra6717]

Being the technoking😀

[@CagrTunca]

He's mostly on Starship project at Boca Chica as he mentioned few times on Twitter. Probably all other SpaceX operations (most of them) are on Gwynne's shoulder, especially right now.

[@whotknots]

Your presentation examining potential for space manufacturing corresponded with my own belief that it is vital to learn to walk before you run. In order to do that, I believe we would do well to become a space-dwelling species before we strive to become an interplanetary one. For one thing 'pseudo gravity' vital to long term health of our species during prolonged presence in space can be easily maintained by habitats in what I think of as 'neutral' gravity simply by constructing them to withstand rotation at requisite velocities. Acquisition and processing of resources and manufacture of myriad products from them in micro gravity would be of enormous benefit to interplanetary colonization. This is eloquent of sensible sustainability not only from a standpoint of enabling research and proving technologies that will not only be vital to space travel in general, but also to supporting interplanetary colonies in diverse ways. This precept is emphasized with regard to an absolutely vital capacity to respond to ever present potential crises more rapidly, reliably and effectively from space based installations than the surface of Earth. Facilities on the lunar surface are inarguably a step in that direction but even they are subject to limitations that need not necessarily apply to any entirely based in space.

[@blindedbliss]

7:00 - I am most interested in how NASA cut costs between 1981 and 1995. -> Is Atlas V another company?

[@Joshroses]

This channel is on the way.

[@BarriosGroupie]

Also, SpaceX is very hands on when it comes to testing and development. The recent developments have taken place out in the open on a very large car park.

[@battlespace13]

One of the biggest keys to SpaceX's success had been them allowing their team to fail and fail spectacularly. No blaming, no finger-pointing, just an attitude of: "What can/did we learn?" And then they get it right much faster.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

That's a great point! Definitely a good lesson for any company.

[@Hampus_006]

She have been working for spacex since the beginning. She have given Elon Musk some amazing advice to make his company successful, but sometimes Elon didn’t listen. Like the time he built a launch site in the middle of the Pacific when Gwynn told him not to do that. And wait, but he loves rapid progression, but when you don’t have enough money it’s not a good decision. And getting the F9 from California to an island in the Pacific is hard and expensive. So Elon and probably Gwynn worked hard to solve his mistake, which he is really good at. Gwynn is the one who made the company complete most off the contracts, SHE is the one who even made them get those contracts. Don’t know what you mean with people not talking about Gwynn, there are lots of videos talking about her importance, but the video was really good though.

[@joedoe4242]

Why are you spreading lies? 1. SpaceX launched Falcon 1 from Kwajalein Atoll from Reagan's ballistic missile defense range only because the Vandenberg CA, USA site was closed to them due to scheduling conflicts with a Titan IV and the Air Force 2. The Falcon 9 was never planned to be launched from Kwajalein Atoll, even the Falcon 1 was planned to be launched from Cape Canaveral, but it required a lot of money and time to rebuild the site. It took them 2 years to rebuild and make the first launch from Cape Canaveral with Falcon 9. P/S/ All this nonsense about the amazing advice of Shotwell and stupidity and mistakes of Musk is not even worth commenting on, it's like commenting on the delusion of a schizophrenic

[@pranavdeshpande4942]

Another superb video

[@camadams9149]

Elon: The hype man with the vision Shotwell: The woman who shares the vision and the business knowhow to make it happen

[@rasaecnai]

"hypeman" ?? Who is SpaceX's lead engineer again? You know the one who actually makes final design decisions. No one is denying Gwen's contribution. But to say Elon is a hype man is absurd.

[@camadams9149]

​@@rasaecnai "Elon is a hype man is absurd." Nah it's pretty accurate. Im sure he is well versed in engineering principles and as such can effectively parse the pros/cons of multiple solutions. But at the end of the day all the real work is done by specialists.

[@rasaecnai]

@@camadams9149 "all the real work is done by specialists" So Elon does nothing and just sit around the office? What you are implying is that Elon does not do any "real" work, and your tone suggest that all he do is hype the company. If all the real work are done by specialist as you put it, does that mean Gwen Shotwell do all the work in the business side of SpaceX? Do all the studies, audit, and accounting too? Obviously NOT. Does it mean that she is not doing "real" work as you put it because for sure she has expert accountants and financial people under her command. You recognize Gwen's contribution, but at the same time you minimize Elon's work in supervising and managing the technical side of the company, when they are both essentially doing the same job - just different aspect of the company.

[@CharlesWeill]

Lol at the scene of you reading GEB. I have it on my bookshelf as well. Has anyone truly read it to the end?

[@JohnCooganPlus]

It’s not that type of book though. It’s most enjoyable as something you open and read random excerpts from.

[@cedricrusike]

Stumbled upon this channel and I hit the sub button so quick . Well put together video, looking forward to the rest on the channel. 👏

[@fjauge2465]

I think is more than residual capability, is like beeing your own best client. With starlink you make a client to dramatically increase your rocket business because total normal potential clients revenue is small. The same with tesla he creates a giant battery factory and makes powewall and megapacks as a plan b for low car demand and also a best client for the bstteries. Same of the future autotaxi, making thebest client for tesla in one company. Or more in your line creating a robots/drones/etc products as a new big client for their autopilot software, and keep expanding the business base...

[@keithscott1957]

Gwynne seems to be Elon's inner adult.

[@chrisbraid2907]

A great Business Marriage, complementary and supportive of each other … she’s the Rock anchoring his balloon 🎈… I believe that she like Elon are not in it for the money, they have Dreams to fulfil ….

[@MarkW177]

We love Gwen

[@lanemedcalf9506]

Gwynne is a space industry Rock Star! I have followed the USA space industry going back to the Mercury days of the 1960's and since that time there have been only a few very notable personalities who were pivotal to the advancement of space technology and exploration. Elon and Gwynne are among the most notable that we've seen in the last 20 years! Go SpaceX!!! You Rock!!!

[@tinh_lai_ivietnam5253]

Elon is the soul of the company. Gwynne is the operator of the the company. Searching for the soul is close to impossible. Searching for a good operator is doable.

[@dobsonimages]

Tom Muller was the first person to work with Musk to start SpaceX .Muller developed all the rocket engines to launch the rockets.

[@fornoobs990]

Terrible title. Not taking anything from Gwynne but it takes her, Elon and all of their employees to make spacex work. Also, thanks for recommending me to buy spacex shares.

[@alanbannister1874]

Sounds like she is focused on the work and not the publicity. Fantastic.

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[@Ijuba]

Keep up the good work @John Coogan

[@zzubra]

7:00 says that once a StarLink satellite is in orbit it will “generate revenue for decades”; however, this appears incorrect as, IIRC, StarLink satellites are designed to have a useful lifespan of about 5 years before being replaced. / In general, a very good video.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Ah yeah, that’s a bit unclear. What I meant was the StarLink business will generate revenues for decades. They will replace the satellites, but the network will be making money for decades.

[@VeVeVerse]

Thanks for shining a light on her, it explains a lot.

[@LionTree]

Learned what "residual capability" is today. Time to implement.

[@steveworth5757]

Great video. Wish she interviewed more.

[@applepeel1662]

I love your channel and journalism so much!!

[@sailingonasummerbreeze7892]

Wonderful Video - thank you John! I am using some of these key points for my work and life! "Set Absurd Goals" - Love it!

[@RandomlyTV3]

Just discovered your channel, and you gained a new subscriber. Your storytelling and production quality is fantastic. I have a feeling you’re going to gain many subscribers. 🙂👍

[@JohnCooganPlus]

I love hearing that. Thanks so much for the subscription. I have a bunch more content planned out this year. Excited to keep growing the channel!

[@subhradeepbanerjee7102]

Sad to see only 2335 views; 178 likes for this amazing content. Keep up the great work John. I love it !!!!

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Thanks a lot! The algorithm is pushing this video a bunch, so the views should go up pretty fast. Really excited for my next videos now.

[@alexandersilva1903]

Mateeee !!! Your videos are just Amazing!! Thanks a lot

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Glad you like them!

[@gregorypew793]

Thanks for this video!! I knew Gwynne Shotwell had to be an amazing person to lead Spacex for so long, but I had no idea how Amazing!!!

[@judd_s5643]

It’s ok to fail! Learn to fail fast! Don’t fail at the same thing twice!

[@JohnBrown-pw3bz]

Curious about the satellite company where did it come from did they purchase an existing satellite company from someone else and then develop their satellite where did the capital come from where did the employees come from did they just magically produce a thousand or so satellites out of thin air in an industry where usually one satellite takes several years?

[@JohnCooganPlus]

This would be a good follow up

[@Anthrofuturism]

Great video, and I am a big Elon and Gwynne fan so this isn't coming from a place of antagonism, but point to point travel is bs... At least for human passengers. It may be possible for cargo but rockets exert ~2.5-3gs of force to get above the karaman line and that requires young healthy individuals to undergo intensive pilot training to stay awake during. Imagine grandma trying to travel point to point... Or anyone overweight, anyone with asthma, anyone with basically any pre-existing conditions. Airplanes accelerate at something like a max of 0.5gs They would need to slow down the rate of acceleration to lower the g-forces significantly and that would make it non-competitive with airlines. Cargo may work if you need to deliver something faster than an jetliner can but for anything that doesn't need to be delivered extremely fast it will always be cheaper to use an airplane because you have the atmosphere doing a lot of the work vs the rocket which exerts a lot of energy to fight through the atmosphere.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Yeah, I’ve heard this argument before and at first I was totally on board. But did you see Blue Origin last week? A group of largely untrained people, some of them very old, got in a rocket and went to space without a pilot. It seems extremely trivial to go from Blue Origin’s up and down flight path to an angled and longer flight path to get some real distance. If an 82 year old can make that trip, it doesn’t seem crazy that an in shape 40 year old business executive would go get trained in order to cut down on travel time for work.

[@Anthrofuturism]

@@JohnCooganPlus very good point. I imagine the first adopters of ptp will be executives who will exchange their private jets keys for rocket ships because who tf wouldn't. Since ptp won't require the vehicle to orbit it won't need to accelerate as fast, but I still don't see it ever being as cheap as airlines for general travel... But that's like saying "airplanes will never be as cheap as ships." People will obviously pay for the time saved and the whole "space" experience. They will need to fix the whole 98% success rate thing to something more along the lines of 99.99% like airplanes, but I have no doubt they will if they haven't already. I'm sure there will be tragic accidents the only question I have is whether or not the American public can stomach the learning curve and losses of life associated with adopting a new technology like this similar to how the airplane evolved, but the airplane became integrated into American society when the general public was more pioneering and willing to take risks before we were traumatized by ww2 and became extremely concerned with safety. I am optimistic about it though. If this seems like a complete 180 from my previous statement-that's because it is lol. Your observation changed my mind.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

@@Anthrofuturism yeah, I think the more interesting debate is around timeline. Like, I’m pretty confident that this will happen eventually, but I would bet it’s closer to 20 years away than 10 years away. I think that clip is a few years old as well.

[@Anthrofuturism]

@@JohnCooganPlus 20 years seems about right. Same with lunar tourism. The next two decades are going to be very interesting for sure.

[@akira28shima32]

If you’re Elon and Gwynn fan, you would know they don’t speak like, “ Ok, these are the reasons why we can’t go to Mars, never mind point to point on Earth, as it’s a lot more difficult.” To them, if it doesn’t violate the laws of physics, then it’s possible.

[@zachreyhelmberger894]

WOW!! Very well done!! I learned something from this!

[@jerjam7395]

I disagree if say "only" gwynne shot well is there reason why space x works.. for such a giant company for sure there are dozens of engr's and scientist who do the dirty work .. its a giant team of brilliant people work together and believe on elon musk vision..

[@JohnCooganPlus]

100% agree. Tried to find an interesting angle for the title to encourage people to click. Obviously SpaceX is a massive team effort. Gwynne just has a really interesting story that doesn’t get talked about all that much.

[@bravo1591]

Shotwell is amazing, but its not really fair to all the people at SpaceX to say, she's the only reason SpaceX works

[@JohnCooganPlus]

100% - obviously a team effort, and Musk is critical to everything SpaceX does. Just trying to draw a bit of attention to Gywnne.

[@stcredzero]

Gödel, Escher, Bach is 60% poetry, at least!

[@JohnCooganPlus]

For sure

[@eaf888]

This got me so fired up! love this!

[@rachelbrinkley3240]

Gwynne Shotwell is becoming the Queen of Space!

[@airgliderz]

Already is, has been for a long time

[@rachelbrinkley3240]

@@airgliderz Good point!

[@guptarohan41]

Great content as usual! Absolutely loved the bit at 3:15 where you're reading Godel Escher Bach - it's probably my favourite read of all time.

[@eaf888]

GOOD JOB ON THIS VID

[@blindedbliss]

8:50 - Unlikely. The Concord failed, we are moving online and people can lay down in first class on overnight beds. Who would value their time this highly? Not many people...

[@tatradak]

I will watch anything about Gwynne Shotwell she is the most extraordinary person in the world at this moment... Being able to keep everything on track while the founder is going mad taking all her resources building the maddest thing humans has ever invented ....

[@rodanderson8490]

Elon does NOT keep Gwynne in the shadows. She is welcome to take as much or as little of the SpaceX success credit as she wants. Her plate is always very full so I believe she is thankful that Elon is willing to take a lot of the PR pressures off of her -- not because he wants the glory but because Gwynne appreciates it. Constant PR pressures are not fun but they must be properly addressed for the value they add to the business.

[@Onesmo]

it's the trying part that's important. I really needed to hear this today.

[@spacexflights]

you earned my subscription! i love the way you narrate and explain things. your voice also is great! nice!

[@thorisotlake]

I need a Gwynne in my business. Thank you for sharing.

[@angelmatos9143]

For every Elon Musk video there should be a Gwynne Shotwell one.

[@zachariahstovall1744]

This channel is going to be huge

[@Mr2winners]

She rejected jeffs job offer to work for BO even though he was offering more money .. that in my opinion says something too .

[@tortysoft]

I have subscribed first least two reasons, firstly great content, secondly excellent music as an accompanyment not an horrific distraction .

[@richardwatts8607]

WHILE WATCHING THIS ADD,A REALY BIG BIKE IS BEING TUNED.IT IS REAL A GOOD SOUND HEARING THE MOTOR ALL MOST PERFECT. AT HIGH RPMS IT FOULS OUT.IT IS THE POINTS,IF THEY WOULD CHANGE OVER TO C.D.I. IT WOULD BE RIGHT ON.

[@Australeando]

What an amazing video! Congrats mate!!!

[@lorsod3380]

Great video Keep uploading videos

[@JohnCooganPlus]

New video every week!

[@pauljmeyer1]

What a hell of a difference between a hidebound risk-averse 'legacy corporation'[we could name a few] and the visionary, forward planning organization that is SpaceX.

[@goodquestion7915]

Awesome flash bio, thanks

[@nitroxide17]

Super inspirational. Also her last name is quite appropriate.

[@chrisbraid2907]

She’s not the only reason, her Team is really key, as head she is very important …

[@richhagenchicago]

I love what I know about Mrs. Shotwell.