Gwynne Shotwell, shown at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne on May 29, 2013, stands near the Dragon Capsule, which in 2010 became the first private spacecraft to go to space. (Gary Friedman / Los ...

For Shotwell, 61, it’s a rich reward for the gamble she took when she joined SpaceX in 2002 as employee No. 11, tasked with leading sales of Musk’s as-yet unbuilt rocket.

Gwynne Shotwell, the woman making SpaceX’s moonshot a reality on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Stephen Morris in San Francisco. Published December 13 2024.