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Reuters • Akash Sriram, Echo Wang

Gwynne Shotwell as SpaceX’s operational “glue”: managing Elon Musk to execute company ambitions

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell is credited internally as the “glue” behind translating Elon Musk’s ambitious vision into day-to-day execution, leveraging two decades of engineering experience and dealmaking. The reporting spotlights how she navigates Musk’s direct involvement to keep SpaceX’s commercial and technical priorities moving.

2026-06-08T03:28:17.107486-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
SpaceWatch Global • Judith Delany

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: What NASA's Artemis III Crew Choice Could Tell Us About the Future of Lunar Exploration

By SpaceWatch Global: Ahead of NASA's Artemis III crew announcement, we examine what the selection could reveal about the agency's evolving Moon Base strategy, commercial partnerships, and the future of human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit.

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2026-06-08T01:11:18.030213-07:00
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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Trump Signs National Security AI Memorandum; SpaceX Among Firms Already Cleared for Classified Networks

By SpaceWatch Global: Trump's NSPM-11 accelerates national security AI and shapes Pentagon classified-network deals with SpaceX and seven other firms. What it means for space.

2026-06-08T03:21:41.906755-07:00
Museums   Satellite   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

OHB Begins Spacecraft Construction for the RAMSES Planetary Defense Mission in time for its 2028 Launch

By SpaceWatch Global: OHB has begun work on the construction of the RAMSES planetary defense mission's spacecraft in time for a spring 2028 launch.

2026-06-08T00:11:15.037658-07:00