Encapsulation complete. BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 are now secured inside Falcon 9's fairing ahead of launch. A stacked configuration powered by advanced carbon fiber structures, engineered to withstand ascent forces comparable to carrying a fully loaded space shuttle orbiter during launch. 💪 Next stop: launch. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones. 🌎📶📱 #ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds

$ASTS: 🚨 SPACEX TO LAUNCH AST SPACEMOBILE BLUEBIRDS 8, 9 & 10 ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 @ 2:39 AM EST FROM CAPE CANAVERAL ABOARD FALCON-9 ROCKET

AST SpaceMobile Announces Launch Date for BlueBird Satellites 8, 9, and 10 businesswire.com/news/home/2…

🚨AST UNVEILS ACTIVE RADAR CAPABILITY IS ALREADY IN SPACE ! 🚨 — FM1 AND BLOCK 1 ASSETS TESTING PULSED RADIOLOCATION IN 902-928 MHZ FOR SDA / GOLDEN DOME PROGRAMS 🧶🐈‍⬛ CATSE “LET’S UNPACK THIS BEAST!” MEGA-THREAD

$ASTS - HALO Europa Task Order Incoming? New FCC STA to “use an existing on-orbit satellite for demonstration of radiolocation testing in support of SDA programs.” Weight of Evidence: ⚠️ solicitation states, “use of existing on-orbit assets…for mission needs and USG desired capability…USG provides inputs and receives data” ⚠️ award states, “tactical capabilities” Dual use ✅ The timing fits post FM1 launch whereby “demonstrations to be 3-6 months post award”. But, this isn’t a “commercial solution”; however, it could fit “SDA’s priorities and objectives” and how it “can scale to future operational constellations”. Wouldn’t a procurement vehicle like a OTA be needed for SDA to access…⁉️🧠 x.com/jusbar23/status/206307… businesswire.com/news/home/2…

One week later, incredible progress. It’s a 24/7 operation with a solid path forward to launch this year, helped by a lot of luck. @NASA and @USSpaceForce have both been extremely helpful. This team. Never tell them the odds.

Blue Origin CEO just said,“We will fly again before the end of this year.” LC-36’s long-lead infrastructure is intact, the support tower is repairable and Blue Origin will move straight to a new vertical launch setup.

Some LC-36 updates. Now that we’ve had access to the pad and integration facility we can share a bit of good news. The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen and LNG tanks are all in good shape. This is good luck because these are very long lead items. The water tower is also good. The big support tower is damaged, but it can be repaired in place rather than torn down and replaced. The booster “Never Tell Me The Odds” and the three GS-2s that were onsite in the integration facility also look good. I’ve seen some speculation that we might move directly to the 9x4 configuration, but we won’t do that. Rate manufacturing of 7x2 is going well, and we’re going to continue that at pace as planned and store the stages for use. In addition, we had already been working for some time on eliminating our transporter-erector in favor of an alternative vertical conop, and we’ll now go directly to that; so we don’t need a new transporter-erector. We will fly again before the end of this year. Gradatim Ferociter.

All personnel are accounted for and safe. It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find it. Very rough day, but we’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It’s worth it.

There's a good chance that $AMZN could partner with $FRMI for their build-out in Amarillo $AMZN posted this job listing for "Data Center Cluster Operations Leader" on Nov. 2025, and they updated the listing 8 days ago

Convoy complete. BlueBird 9 has officially arrived at Cape Canaveral,  ahead of the next Falcon 9 launch campaign.  🚀🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones. 🌎📶📱 #ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected

$SATS $VSAT: Looks like Echostar and Viasat are going to lose their European 2GHz MSS spectrum politico.eu/article/eu-reser…

$ASTS: 🚨🇪🇺 EU TO FAVOUR EUROPEAN SATELLITE SERVICES TO PREVENT MUSK'S STARLINK EXPANSION - DECISION COULD COME THIS WEDNESDAY MAY 27TH 👉 AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone Joint Venture, Satellite Connect Europe which is working with EU MNOs Orange, Telefonica, Hutchinson and others, seems well poised to win a 2GHz MSS spectrum allocation "The Commission is due to adopt its decision on Wednesday on the selection of operators for pan-European systems providing mobile satellite services for the 2 GHz radio spectrum frequency, the only band harmonised at the EU level." euronews.com/my-europe/2026/…

$ASTS: Real-time short interest of AST SpaceMobile still at all time highs. Tick tock, tick tock. 5/25: 67.1M 5/22: 66.9M 5/21: 65.6M 5/20: 68.3M 5/19: 68.3M 5/18: 68.8M 5/15: 69.3M

Looks like Blue Origin's Jacklyn is getting her sea legs back ahead of New Glenn Flight 4. nsf.live/spacecoast

BlueBirds 8 and 10 have officially arrived at Cape Canaveral. Next stop: the launch pad. 🚀🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones. 🌎📶📱 #ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds

The last BlueBird in the convoy is on the move. BlueBird 9 has officially left our Texas facilities and is heading to Cape Canaveral to reunite with BlueBirds 8 and 10. Next stop: the launch pad.🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones. 🌎📶📱 #ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds

$ASTS There were some updates to the Ligado filings last week. One of particular interest was that it appears AST now believes their BB satellites (at least Block 3, maybe all) will have a useful life of 15 years instead of 10! Compared to Starlink with 3-5 years per the S-1.

$ASTS attempting a breakout. Watch for follow through with the RSI (14) printing over 60 and RSI (5) printing over 80 for confirmation *NFA

If Starlink is the crown jewel that justifies the SpaceX valuation, and $ASTS is building the direct competitive alternative to Starlink Mobile with better spectrum, better carrier relationships, and a pure-play structure, then $ASTS is dramatically undervalued IMO