Jenny Hontz (J93) is a freelance writer in Los Angeles. Editor’s Note: Gwynne Rowley Shotwell (McC86, GMcC88) will receive an Alumni Merit Award at the Northwestern Alumni Association awards dinner in ...

Gwynne Shotwell has taken on an even larger role at SpaceX since the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, bought Twitter in 2022 and directed much of his attention to the platform now known as X.

SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company, has achieved remarkable success after only a decade. Gwynne Shotwell, the company's president and COO, said at the TED 2018 Conference that part of SpaceX's ...