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Gwynne Shotwell

Gwynne Shotwell

President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX

Appears in 3 stories

Notable Quotes

"SpaceX has approximately $15 billion in NASA contracts." — Statement on government business

We needed to make space access affordable for the people who had been locked out of it.

Stories

Musk merges SpaceX and xAI in record-breaking deal

Money Moves

Overseeing day-to-day operations during merger integration

In February 2026, SpaceX bought xAI for $250 billion, the largest acquisition in corporate history. By mid-May, all 11 original xAI co-founders had left, and more than 50 SpaceXAI researchers and engineers had departed for Meta and Thinking Machines Lab. SpaceX's prospectus, published around May 15, confirmed the cost: a $4.94 billion net loss on $18.67 billion in 2025 revenue, driven by $14 billion in AI infrastructure spending.

Updated 32 minutes ago

Commercial rideshare reshapes access to orbit

Built World

Oversees commercial launch operations, including the Transporter and Bandwagon rideshare programs

For most of the space age, putting a satellite into orbit meant booking an entire rocket—an option available only to governments and the largest companies. SpaceX's rideshare program inverted that model: pay by the kilogram, share the ride, and launch on a schedule set by the operator, not the customer.

Updated May 3

SpaceX Starlink becomes a weapon in Ukraine war

Force in Play

Key decision-maker in Starlink military policy

Ukraine's military has depended on Starlink satellite internet since the first week of Russia's 2022 invasion. On February 5, 2026, SpaceX flipped a switch that cut off Russian forces from that same network—collapsing command systems along the entire front line and halving the number of daily assault operations within hours.

Updated Feb 6