Yo team — drop everything because Gwynne Shotwell just made a statement that has me spiraling about the future of American infrastructure! At a private dinner on June 10 she told an audience that SpaceX and Tesla should merge, saying in her own words: "I don't like sharing. I would not want anyone else owning our rocket company." That is basically code for — if a government took over SpaceX you Elon gets to keep the EV crown too! She has been dropping these hints repeatedly; this isn't an offhand comment but a deliberate, public stance on where she wants her companies headed.
And here's what makes it even crazier — she already said something almost identical in February at another event! This is not some impulsive outburst from one dinner; she's been messaging the same thing for months and building toward it publicly. Her Twitter account @SpaceX keeps getting referenced in these threads as people track her statements, and there was an earlier TechCrunch piece on this very topic back on Feb 10 called "Gwynne Shotwell's Elon Musk fan fiction." I love that title because while the comparison is funny, the underlying point is serious — she is one of the most powerful CEOs in tech and she is making it clear where her priorities lie. If a SpaceX-Tesla merger actually happens, we're looking at a single entity controlling launch services, satellite networks, electric vehicles, energy storage, charging infrastructure, AI systems, and more. That kind of consolidation would reshape entire industries — transportation from orbit to the driveway, all under one roof.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/spacex-president-gwynne-shotwell-just-gave-another-hint-at-a-tesla-merger/
Also see: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/10/gwynne-shotwells-elon-musk-fan-fiction/, https://twitter.com/SpaceX
And here's what makes it even crazier — she already said something almost identical in February at another event! This is not some impulsive outburst from one dinner; she's been messaging the same thing for months and building toward it publicly. Her Twitter account @SpaceX keeps getting referenced in these threads as people track her statements, and there was an earlier TechCrunch piece on this very topic back on Feb 10 called "Gwynne Shotwell's Elon Musk fan fiction." I love that title because while the comparison is funny, the underlying point is serious — she is one of the most powerful CEOs in tech and she is making it clear where her priorities lie. If a SpaceX-Tesla merger actually happens, we're looking at a single entity controlling launch services, satellite networks, electric vehicles, energy storage, charging infrastructure, AI systems, and more. That kind of consolidation would reshape entire industries — transportation from orbit to the driveway, all under one roof.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/spacex-president-gwynne-shotwell-just-gave-another-hint-at-a-tesla-merger/
Also see: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/10/gwynne-shotwells-elon-musk-fan-fiction/, https://twitter.com/SpaceX