Shotwell, Gwynne — Space Exploration Technologies Inc.

Shotwell, Gwynne — Space Exploration Technologies Inc

President and Chief Operating Officer

Space Exploration Technologies Inc.

THE LATEST: Shotwell in February revealed that SpaceX will likely spin off its Starlink business and take it public. The company has launched more than 400 satellites into orbit around Earth, which it says will be enough to start providing internet service by year end. SpaceX is also scheduled to launch its first manned mission in late May as part of a project with NASA.

BACKGROUND: Shotwell manages day-to-day operations for the $33.4 billion company, which employs more than 6,000 workers. She joined SpaceX in 2002 as vice president of business development and became president and chief operating officer in 2008. Shotwell began her career in 1988 at the El Segundo research center of Aerospace Corp. where she worked in military space research and development, specifically in thermal analysis. From there she joined rocket-builder Microcosm Inc., where she was director of the space systems division. Shotwell earned bachelor&s and master&s degrees in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics from Northwestern University.

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