The SpainSat NG-1 satellite launched right on time at 8:34 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A. The rocket rumbled as it headed on an eastern trajectory. Just over eight minutes into the flight, the second-stage and satellite were safely in Earth orbit, headed for its final position and altitude.

Musk, who has remained very close to Donald Trump since his inauguration, has thrown his weight behind controversial far-right political figures and parties

SpaceX is set to launch the Hisdesat SpainSat Next Generation I via a Falcon 9 rocket out of Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night.

I would prefer to stay out of politics,” Elon Musk told his followers in 2021, on the platform then known as Twitter. Plenty has changed since then. The world’s richest man appears to have a new goal: upending Europe.

The European Launcher Challenge has generated tremendous interest and friction among the region’s launch companies. Several plan to log their first flights in the coming months. Arianespace, Europe’s incumbent launch service provider, has warned that internal competition could dilute the ability to keep pace with global rivals.

SpaceX said a leak may have caused a fire in Starship’s upgraded Block 2 upper stage, leading to the loss of the vehicle during the super-heavy lift launch system’s seventh test flight, while also signaling it would press ahead with plans for another mission in weeks.

Elon Musk's "Make Europe Great Again" slogan sparks backlash from European leaders, who criticize it as unwelcome interference and tone-deaf rhetoric.

Germany's chancellor said he was 'angry' at Musk for intervening in favour of the far right 'all over Europe'.

The U.K. government has invested £20 million in Orbex, a Scottish spaceflight startup aiming to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Spain will launch this Thursday from Cape Canaveral with a 'Falcon 9' rocket the military satellite SPAINSAT NG I, the largest, most sophisticated, and expensive satellite our country has had: "45% has been developed by the Spanish industry and is on par with the best in the world,

Microsoft founder Bill Gates weighed in on his fellow billionaire Elon Musk’s international political ambitions, twice calling the Tesla and SpaceX owner’s support for far-right movements abroad “insane.