She's 60 years old now.

So, more mature than Musk?

What’s the point of this statement?

Do you list the age of every person mentioned in online conversations?

> the more Shotwell is running things, the more optimistic I am about SpaceX’s future.

Her age is relevant when discussing the future of SpaceX, considering the median retirement age.

Sure, by future I meant immediate future, as in the next 0-5 years, not the long term 10+ year future for SpaceX.

I recall that she landed some clutch contracts for SpaceX >10 years ago, but I haven't heard much about her since. What has she done that makes you think she's up to running SpaceX?

She is the one in day-to-day control at SpaceX.

The fact that SpaceX isn't missing any steps despite its continued expansion in programs, i.e. Superheavy, Starship, Starlink, space refueling, Lunar landers, in the context of Musk's significant distractions.

SpaceX's path is also economically rational. No cyber space yachts. Just rapidly improving customer cadence, capability expansion, and margin bumps.

Tesla, on the other hand, could really use his creativeness, practical realism and will-to-succeed focus again.