PANews reported on June 12 that SpaceX President Gwen Shotwell addressed the company at Nasdaq this morning, congratulating employees and noting that the company has "approximately 22,000 employees." She said, "I am incredibly proud that more than half of us actually increased our stock holdings during this IPO, totaling nearly $1 billion." She also thanked the SpaceX team for their "perseverance" and addressed those who questioned the company's ability to achieve its ambitious goals, such as reusable rockets, manned orbital missions, and the construction of Starship.