Eric M. Johnson

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched a brand-new rocket into orbit on its first try. The initial euphoria is likely to give way to a more sober recognition of the challenges that still lie ahead bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

In Bloomberg's Business of Space newsletter this week: Brazil turns to a Chinese satellite company that wants to compete against Elon Musk's Starlink. Also, the SpaceX CEO gets a friendly regulator with Trump's pick to head the FCC. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

CEOs are more worried about how the US presidential election will impact their businesses than they were four years ago bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics

Relativity Space, the privately held US maker of 3D-printed rockets that once soared to a $4.2 billion valuation, is running low on cash bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

@SpaceInvestor_D @fraserbns @MorganLBrennan Think its been there for a bit. The absolutely most important think you can do is subscribe/sign up to the Business of Space newsletter and you can do that at the link below and tell everyone in your world about it! cc its editor @byEricMJohnson bloomberg.com/account/newsle…

Bloomberg has a Space team now. Fun to work with @paayalzaveri (she leads interviews for @technology) and new Space reporter @sana_pashankar!! Big up Space editor @byEricMJohnson and returning to US cov @BruceEinhorn. All led by chief astronaut, I mean correspondent @lorengrush

SpaceX stuns the world in its first ever booster rocket retrieval in midair. @lorengrush details what this means for the future of space travel as Elon Musk sets eyes on missions to the moon and Mars trib.al/j3d7iHH

The Starship launch system — the largest and most powerful ever developed — still faces many daunting development challenges before it’s able to head to the moon for NASA, let alone anchor CEO Elon Musk’s grander dream of carrying humans to Mars. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SpaceX’s Starship rocket flew to space and landed in the ocean, completing a fifth major test flight that also included the first-ever “catch” of the craft’s booster back at the launch tower. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

Seattle is joining liberal strongholds such as San Francisco and Portland in cracking down on drug-riddled areas to stem a fentanyl crisis, @annaedge4 reports. bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @business

United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket blasted off to space on Friday, a critical test of the Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture’s ability to loft spy satellites for the US government bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

Elon Musk is feuding again with his company’s regulator, @bruceeinhorn and @kate__duffy write in this week's Business of Space bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @business

Why There's a New Race to the Moon bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

A US federal agency will soon launch a system to update satellite operators of potential hazards in orbit — if Beijing agreed to use it, @BruceEinhorn writes in this week's Business of Space. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @business

From water to snacks to carry-on luggage, Wizz Air plans to charge passengers for every perk on its seven-hour flight to Saudi Arabia next year. And about 240 passengers will have to share the three onboard toilets between them bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

Musk Decries ‘Lawfare’ After FAA Proposes SpaceX Penalties bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Boeing said it’s instituting a range of cost-cutting measures as the planemaker faces the prospect of an extensive strike, including a hiring freeze and temporary furloughs “for many employees.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

Voting from space, FaceTime and other coping mechanisms for when your quick trip turns into a months-long residency in orbit. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NASA Picks SpaceX to Rescue Astronauts Marooned in Space bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Blue Origin sustained failures in recent weeks of testing including a factory mishap that damaged a portion of a future New Glenn rocket. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business