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How I Made It: SpaceX exec Gwynne Shotwell – Los Angeles Times

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The president and operations chief of rocket builder SpaceX parlayed her childhood interest in machines into a career in engineering and aerospace.

June 07, 2013 | By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times

“I knew early on, if these guys [at SpaceX] couldn’t make it… nobody will.”

The gig: Gwynne Shotwell, 49, is president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, the Hawthorne company that builds rockets and space capsules to resupply the International Space Station for NASA. Shotwell is No. 2 at the pioneering company behind founder and chief executive Elon Musk. She is responsible for Continue reading →

8th Grade Marine Biology at La Jolla Shores

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The 8th graders received a primer on marine ecology during their first field science day of the year at La Jolla Cove & Shores this past week. Working with local outdoor adventure company Positive Adventures, our students were able to discover a little more about themselves, their classmates as well as some of the creatures that live within our local marine habitat. Of particular interest, our students received an in depth talk about the similarities and differences between California Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) & California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus):

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