Revamped South Bay business conference offers modern lessons for success

The first time SpaceX launched Falcon 1 into space in 2006, the liquid-fueled rocket failed in less than a minute due to a fuel leak. It took two more trials and errors before Falcon 1 successfully reached orbit on Sep. 28, 2008, becoming the first privately developed rocket to do so.An attendee poses a question to keynote speaker Gwynne Shotwell, president and COO of SpaceX, during the South Bay Business Leaders Conference at the