Gwynne Shotwell

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has shut down a report that the company was actively looking to replace CEO Elon Musk. While it remains to be seen if the report was factual or not, prediction markets saw odds that Musk leaves the company in 2025 spike. What Happened: Facing weaker financials and seeing CEO...

Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX is now gearing up for yet another test flight of its Starship launch vehicle, possibly before the end of the year. What Happened: The company has moved the booster of the Starship launch vehicle to the launch pad at Starbase for testing ahead of...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed the environmental assessment for the impact of the increased number of Starship launches from Boca Chica, Texas, up to 25 launches a year. What Happened: Members of the public can comment on the assessment till Jan. 17, 2025. Starship is...

SpaceX decided not to catch Starship’s booster with the launch tower at Starbase on the rocket’s sixth test flight earlier this week as it lost communication with the launch tower computer, company CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday. What Happened: “Lost comms to the launch tower...

SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said on Friday that the company is building 50-60 satellites per week as it builds its Starlink satellite network in low-earth orbit. What Happened: Starlink has launched over 7,000 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit to date. According to data from astronomer Jonathan...

SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell on Friday criticized regulators for slowing down the pace of innovation at her rocket manufacturing company. What Happened: “Permissions are a different thing. Technology is easy. Physics is easy. People are hard; regulator people are the hardest,” Shotwell...

The Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth aboard SpaceX‘s Dragon spacecraft on Sunday, marking the end of a 5-day mission where they completed the first commercial spacewalk. What Happened: The spacecraft splashed down near Dry Tortugas in Florida at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday. “Welcome back...

SpaceX has reportedly evacuated employees from Brazil and advised against travel to the country, as Elon Musk faces legal issues with Brazil’s Supreme Court over his social media platform X. What Happened: In an email last week, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell instructed employees to avoid...

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and CEO Elon Musk hit back at rival rocket manufacturing company United Launch Alliance‘s CEO Tory Bruno on Thursday for his comments on the company’s Raptor 3 engine. What Happened: Musk and SpaceX unveiled pictures of the company’s latest...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday applauded the president of his rocket manufacturing company after the latter detailed her vision for worldwide internet connectivity in about five years at a conference this week. What Happened: “Gwynne is awesome,” Musk said on X. The CEO was...

SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell reportedly oversees nearly every team at the rocket manufacturing company, rather than CEO Elon Musk. What Happened: Twenty-one executives, including those leading SpaceX’s satellite internet business Starlink, Falcon launch...

With the launch of 20 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Tuesday, Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has completed 50 launches this year, more than half of its total launches last year. What Happened: “Congratulations to the SpaceX team on launching our 50th Falcon mission of the year!”...

Two House Democrats have initiated an investigation into SpaceX over Russia’s potential use of its Starlink satellite internet equipment in Ukraine. What Happened: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) have sent a letter to SpaceX, demanding transparency regarding the...

According to a new biography excerpt, billionaire Elon Musk intervened in the Ukrainian conflict by ordering SpaceX engineers to disable the Starlink satellite network near Crimea to thwart a Ukrainian surprise attack, termed a “mini-Pearl Harbor” on the Russian naval fleet. The...

SpaceX is one of three companies that count Elon Musk as their current CEO. Two of the companies are private with Tesla as the only Musk-led company that is public. That could be changing soon. What Happened: Musk-led space company SpaceX is one of the most valuable private companies in the...