Eric M. Johnson

Team Leader, Aviation, Space and Defense at Bloomberg @business | Novel: WHENEVER A HAPPY THING FALLS ( | [email protected]

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

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 https://t.co/sKoikAGhuc via @business

[Bruce Einhorn @BruceEinhorn]

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. https://t.co/B9w2BQw48S

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

CEOs are more worried about how the US presidential election will impact their businesses than they were four years ago https://t.co/UV0OvJEuZf via @bpolitics

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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 https://t.co/WVY8VRxVtX via @business

[Ed Ludlow @EdLudlow]

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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

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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 https://t.co/6weyGzVqUb

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

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. https://t.co/96xfvbLZFk

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

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. https://t.co/ygaw2ghHm8 via @business

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

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. https://t.co/EvRtxyj5yh via @business

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

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 https://t.co/z0m0QUojvy via @business

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

Elon Musk is feuding again with his company’s regulator, @bruceeinhorn and @kate__duffy write in this week's Business of Space https://t.co/rd8JOEiM5o via @business

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

Why There's a New Race to the Moon https://t.co/Uhl3fSZnGU

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

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. https://t.co/ADt32D1KAg via @business

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

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 https://t.co/NUav1s4tRY via @markets

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

Musk Decries ‘Lawfare’ After FAA Proposes SpaceX Penalties https://t.co/oJbYQ3Ggoc

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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.” https://t.co/ASHnUAmjHg via @business

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

Voting from space, FaceTime and other coping mechanisms for when your quick trip turns into a months-long residency in orbit. https://t.co/FhYtWF2xw3

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NASA Picks SpaceX to Rescue Astronauts Marooned in Space https://t.co/lmuVdbgjv1

[Eric M. Johnson @byEricMJohnson]

Blue Origin sustained failures in recent weeks of testing including a factory mishap that damaged a portion of a future New Glenn rocket. https://t.co/DJEtMxKkq6 via @business