SpaceX Engineers Exposed This About Gwynne Shotwell Shocked Whole Industry!
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SpaceX Engineers Exposed This About Gwynne Shotwell Shocked Whole Industry!
“SpaceX is lucky to have Gwynne and I am honored to work with her,” and “our company would not be where it is today without her outstanding contribution” - that’s how Musk praised Gwynne Shotwell - the president and COO, who is in charge of the day-to-day operations of spaceX.
Not only Musk, Gwynne is supported and trusted by all SpaceX engineers.
So, get ready to be impressed!
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SpaceX Engineers Exposed This About Gwynne Shotwell Shocked Whole Industry!
“While we were all working hard on engineering, she was opening up all the doors that were viewed by commercial companies as being some of the most difficult doors to open,” That's how Tim Buzza, a former SpaceX vice president and the company’s fifth employee, praised Shotwell.
Joining the company as one of its earliest members, Gwynne Shotwell demonstrated extraordinary capability by securing numerous significant contracts, even when spaceX had yet to achieve any successful rocket launch. Despite the repeated failures of Falcon 1, which fueled skepticism among experts, Shotwell remained steadfast and managed to convince Nasa to gamble on SpaceX's future. In 2006, before SpaceX had proved its mettle in the skies, Nasa awarded them a 396 million contract under the COTS program, paving the way for the development of the Dragon spacecraft and the Falcon 9 rocket - the powerful successor to Falcon 1.
SpaceX Engineers Exposed This About Gwynne Shotwell Shocked Whole Industry!
Another testament to her prowess came in 2007, when she successfully convinced satellite telecommunications company Iridium to sign a contract with SpaceX. This resulted in a 492 million dollar contract, making SpaceX the primary launch provider for the Iridium Next campaign and bringing in SpaceX's largest commercial partner at the time. Even Iridium admitted that they were relying on an unproven company, SpaceX, to launch their critical satellites. Yet, they were very confident in their decision. "To make this new vision a reality, Iridium’s leaders assembled a top-notch mission team, secured funding, and took a chance on an untested launch provider, SpaceX, by signing that company’s largest commercial launch deal to date."
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