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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. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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Video is much more inspiring now that SpaceX is landing stage 1 rockets on drone ships in the ocean.
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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.
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Gwynne Shotwell - the real life Captain Janeway.
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i think that bird at 13:48 turned into bbq
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Gwynne was feeling the Bern way back in 2013.
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This was a damn good talk.
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Is it wrong if I think she is sexy?
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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.
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Well... they finally drove a test unit into the ground. Good job I guess?:)
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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!
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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.
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she's so beautiful :D
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Read "How to overcome fear, and start living fearless" from Amazon.. America was built on fear, and oppression...
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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?
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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...
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I just adore her, and Love her shoes, too!
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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.
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both Edison and Tesla's inventions have made the world what it is today.
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Surpassed the US in education test results I mean...