SpaceX's president hints at a Tesla merger: 'That might make Elon's life a little easier'

Elon Musk is in the rare position of being CEO of two public companies.Bloomberg/Getty Images; Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell didn't rule out a mega-merger with Tesla."That might make Elon's life a little easier, actually," Shotwell told CNBC.Analysts have speculated that Elon Musk could combine his two public companies after SpaceX's IPO.The noise around a Tesla-SpaceX mega-merger is growing louder.In an interview with CNBC that aired Friday, SpaceX pres