SpaceX's Plan to Fly You Across the Globe in 30 Minutes

Discover SpaceX's ambitious plans for global travel and space exploration in this 22-minute TED Talk featuring Gwynne Shotwell, the company's president and seventh employee. Learn about the groundbreaking Falcon Heavy launch, the development of reusable rockets, and the innovative Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) designed for Mars missions and potential Earth-to-Earth travel. Gain insights into the company's safety considerations, satellite internet plans, and efforts to address space debris. Explore the physics-driven design process, the challenges of working with Elon Musk, and the economics behind SpaceX's ventures. Understand the company's vision for risk reduction in space travel and its ultimate goal of making humanity a multi-planetary species.

Intro
Falcon Heavy launch
How Gwynne got into engineering
Selling rockets
Safety considerations
Launch escape system
Regular reusability
Physics drives the design
Working with Elon Musk
Elon time vs real time
Satellite internet
Space debris
Big Falcon Rocket
VFR
Merlin engines
Landing
The business
When
Price
Mars
Why SpaceX
Risk reduction