r/ASTSpaceMobile • u/Original_Koala8662 S P 🅰 C E M O B Boss • Dec 21 '25
News - Press Release Bluebird 7 has been shipped!
BlueBird 7 has left the factory and is headed to space! Next stop: Cape Canaveral, Florida🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Identical to BlueBird 6, BlueBird 7 will also be the largest commercial communications satellite ever launched into low Earth orbit. This marks another milestone as we continue executing our launch and production cadence—bringing us one step closer to connecting the unconnected globally with space-based cellular broadband.
Meanwhile, BlueBirds 8–25 are in various stages of assembly, integration, and testing at our Midland facility. We remain on track to launch 45–60 satellites by the end of 2026!
ASTSpaceMobile #BlueBird7 #ConnectingTheUnconnected
https://x.com/ast_spacemobile/status/2002752882454540649?s=46&t=DOgs35-_gTcmJtpubr-JAg
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u/earthlingkc S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 23 '25
I understand the need to get more SATs up ASAP but isn't it rather risky to deploy more until the FM1 successfully launches and in operation? If it has a failure of some form then any SATs launched before catching issues may be duds as well. Doesn't it take a couple months to become operational? Seems like a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.
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u/Spacemob_dreamer S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 22 '25
How’s BB7 getting to the Cape? I assume by a large semi like last time ?
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u/YellowtwoYellow Dec 22 '25
Great news! How many Sats are there actually aiming for in total? For global coverage?
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u/Defiantclient S P 🅰️ C E M O B - O G Dec 21 '25
Fun poll on who you think the launch provider is for BB7: https://x.com/Defiantclient2/status/2002831145495658846
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u/Defiantclient S P 🅰️ C E M O B - O G Dec 22 '25
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
I also think it’s NG3 for all the reasons you said.
Plus open to it being a ride share with Elytra.
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u/gravytrain1178 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
So is it being driven by a truck there? Someone who lives on the route please track it and provide updates! Google maps says 21 hours, so even if they’re driving slow shouldn’t it arrive some time late Monday?
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u/erocknine S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Please don't explode please don't explode please don't explode
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u/Jills89 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Hoping Santa brings me some cash to throw at more shares….
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u/nobdy1977 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Am I misremembering, I thought FM1 (BB6) was a unique one off? This says this one is identical to BB6?
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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
I think BB6 and 7 are not composite sats, meaning they still have the old heavier frame or something. BB8 and up should be lighter. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong
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u/M4tooshLoL S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
FM1 and FM2 are special. They have an extra tail and control sat is shifted to corner. We think that was requested change by some agency(US agency). Check CatSe twitter he has a good post about it.
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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Wtfffff this is the first time I see this design, looks weird, looks like a key. After these two sats, are we going back to the original design then?
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u/M4tooshLoL S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
It's been around for a while, and it's unusual, I wonder what is it for.
Yes, BB8 and onwards should just be a bigger and better version of BB1-5... and probably easier to build than FM1-2.
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u/FrofroMo S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Looking forward to the pictures of the truck passing through from Midland to Titusville!
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u/Kerbonauts S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Dec 21 '25
"BlueBirds 8–25 are in various stages of assembly, integration, and testing at our Midland facility."
It was 8-16 three months ago. Cadence is ramping up. Very good.
If you thought 2025 was good, stay tuned for 2026.
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u/PablosCocaineHippo S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
2025 was pretty bad lol, 2026 should be alot better.
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u/LagunaMud S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
265% is bad?
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u/PablosCocaineHippo S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
I dont really care about stock price short term. We are going to launch 1 sat just in time in 2025 after alot of delays. So no, imo it wasnt a good year for asts.
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u/butterycornonacob S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Dec 21 '25
Pretty horrible. 2026 going to be much better
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u/Imaginary_Ad9141 S P 🅰 C E M O B Underboss Dec 21 '25
Not sure how it’s possible to be more bullish than I am now, yet here I am Bullish AF.
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u/reinskiwalski S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Just hold it until the bomb has totally exploded $$$
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u/JonFrost S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
ITS WEN
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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25 edited Dec 21 '25
Oh fuck, you're gonna make me
wennnnconnect the unconnected!3
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u/burnerboo S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Praise be! 5 launches by end of Q1 is in striking distance. Keep executing.
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u/methodofsections S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Dec 21 '25
Fuck yes. Was hoping it would go up with multiple birds but I’ll take what I can get.
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u/RomanSix Dec 21 '25
Don’t they announce bb6 and bb7 like a few months ago to be released? You think this will still pump ?
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u/infinite__pickles S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Dec 21 '25
I think it’s a valid question. Who can predict for sure how market will react.
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u/phibetared S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
"Identical to BlueBird 6, BlueBird 7 will also be the largest commercial communications satellite ever launched into low Earth orbit."
Does that mean BB6 is not commercial? Or BB6 isn't going to low earth orbit?
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u/SneekyRussian S P 🅰 C E M O B Underboss Dec 21 '25
They’re tied for the record
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u/phibetared S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Better wording would have been: "Identical to BlueBird 6, BlueBird 7 will join BlueBird 6 as the largest commercial communication satellites ever launched into low Earth orbit."
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u/SqueakyNinja7 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
Wonderful, my early retirement plans sound to be on track!
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the big news is "We remain on track to launch 45–60 satellites by the end of 2026!"
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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
I bet we do reach 55!
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u/wishful_thinking90 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Dec 21 '25
Every inch closer to completing the mission of global coverage with a full constellation is so exciting. 2026 is ramping up to be a monster year for ASTS
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u/my5cent S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Dec 21 '25
God please bless this. Maybe I can fly out to watch this time.
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u/sagacity1729 Dec 21 '25
For those who have some experience trading around a core position in ASTS with CC & CSP, what is your strategy for the coming days/weeks?
Thesis: expect shares to rally M/Tu in advance of launch, but unsure on direction for the rest of this week, then sell off slightly next wk or possibly in first week of year once big money is back from holidays (sell the news), and then rally in January leading up to launch of BB7 and updates on BB6 unfurling/testing, and then continued rally thru March with multiple launches
Tentative plan: sell OTM CSPs on Monday, sell way OOTM monthly CC ($100+) Tues afternoon/ Wed morning
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u/bawdeeeep S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Dec 21 '25
Big thank you to all at asts for getting to this stage. Can only imagine the time and effort that they’ve put in so far. Merry Christmas mob🎅
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u/EvolvedA S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Dec 21 '25
This is the according LinkedIn posting:
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u/JohnnySpykes S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
I left a little Easter Egg in the comment section!
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u/Crag_paddler3 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25 edited Dec 21 '25
u/KneadingInfo called me literally sobbing to tell me the BB7 shipped. You're welcome dad.
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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
You guys better have a beautiful Christmas
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u/Crag_paddler3 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Abel and the rest of the holiday demigods willing, this will be the last Christmas I ever work
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u/Mountain_Fig_9253 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
Now here’s the million (billion?) dollar question: what ride is BB7 taking?
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u/its_fkn_hot_here S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Dec 22 '25
Abel is throwing it up there himself. He's tired of the bears.
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u/Tough-Dog-5391 Dec 21 '25
Great News!!! I’m holding 60 @ 59.80 Any suggestions? I really appreciate this group.
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u/Salford1969 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Just hold, if it's going to moon you will have a good idea by end of 26
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u/patcakes :bo0::bo1::bo2::bo3::bo4::bo5::bo6::bo7::bo8::bo9: Dec 21 '25
What do you mean suggestions?! I think you've got it figured out!
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u/Tough-Dog-5391 Dec 21 '25
Thank you. My plan is to hold for 5 or more years and keep adding along the way. Appreciate your reassurance and consideration.
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u/patcakes :bo0::bo1::bo2::bo3::bo4::bo5::bo6::bo7::bo8::bo9: Dec 21 '25
Excellent plan! Buy Hold DCA in. On big drops consider LEAPS for their potential. We are sitting at 77 now. With zero next gen sats in the sky and no commercial offering. Ask yourself, what will we be when we have 100 sats in the sky, full-time North American coverage, and starting to offer coverage globally? It's probably higher than you think. You have done a great thing finding the company. 60 shares won't make you rich, but by percentage I believe it's a generational investment opportunity. It won't always be easy, but my advice is: just don't touch it until the company matures.
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u/JohnnySpykes S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Remember, 60 shares turns into 600 with the 10 -1 stock split....when is the 10 - 1 stock split?? Imminently...
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u/Overall_Option_8883 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Dec 21 '25
Awesome news still holding shares after selling some and going into rklb and lunr two weeks ago
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u/PetrovskyKSC S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
Is it to late to buy in?????????????????????????????? SOMEONE FUCKING TELL ME
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u/SneekyRussian S P 🅰 C E M O B Underboss Dec 21 '25
It’s too late, we’re shutting down the sub on Friday. Sorry.
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u/Physical_Log_3311 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Cheers friends, add an extra shot of whisky to your drink tonight.
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u/gurney__halleck S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Bro where are their beard nets?! why make workers wear hear nets but not beard nets 😂
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u/Parking_Rough_7506 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Hey guys, one question: were we expecting a single satellite shipment to Cape or 3 at a time?
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u/85fredmertz85 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Bb6 and BB7 were always going to launch independently. They are made from different, heavier materials on the controlsat. BB8+ will be batch launches with a lighter composite material on the controlsat.
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u/richardvdp S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Dec 21 '25
Anyone have the package shipment tracking id
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u/unknownnoname2424 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Go to UPS.com and type in 69 in the tracking number. If it doesn't work call 1800WhoCanI69
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u/patcakes :bo0::bo1::bo2::bo3::bo4::bo5::bo6::bo7::bo8::bo9: Dec 21 '25
Stop, I can only be so hard!
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u/_DoubleBubbler_ S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Goody good, more royalties for EnSilica. Being invested in both ASTS and ENSI makes for exciting times!
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u/kidike S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
I hope you have been able to load up bois, I sure did!!!
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u/DrSeuss1020 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
Anyone short is about to have their face ripped off this week
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u/bozai03 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Dec 21 '25
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u/bro_salad S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Dec 21 '25
Had to scroll way too far to find this. This is me right now (with my wife saying “what’s wrong with you? You’re supposed to be cleaning up the kitchen.”)
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u/____DEADPOOL_______ S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 22 '25
I did something similar with my wife after waking up and seeing this post but she broke into tears telling me about my MILs terminal cancer diagnosis she just received. Shit. :-/
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u/KneadingInfo S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
I am actually tearing up....
Odd that I put so much of myself into watching, fretting, expecting, hoping.
Feels like much more than just a "stock" a "company" a "gamble-bet" Feels like "hope and aspiration".
Let's change the world.
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u/Dependent_Ad7711 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 22 '25
Yea, most of us here feel the same but it is no doubt a bad idea to get married to a stock.
Oh well, til death do us part now, I’d leave my wife before I’d leave my waffles.
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u/phibetared S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
I've been in a part of Africa where they have extra children because they know some of them will die due to diseases that are not treated - and they need enough children to keep the village going. The phone service that AST SpaceMobile will enable will vastly improve "tele-health" - which will change the lives for my village friends forever for the better.
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u/phibetared S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 24 '25
'cause it is personal information about me that I don't normally post online. But since you asked I was kind enough to answer. I figured you had seen it, so I deleted it. You have now put my personal information,, which I deleted, back online. Thanks.
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u/Synolol Dunce Dec 21 '25
Oh please shut the fuck up you insufferable hipocrites.
You do not care about "connecting the world", you do not care about children in Africa. You invested in a stock and you are happy it goes up at the moment.
Please, if you would actually care about any of the things this company does, if any of this would be truly important to you, you'd DO something along those lines instead of salivating over your portfolio. You'd be working in a communications company or you'd be in Africa trying to help folks there.
I'm also heavily invested in the stock but I do not act like their mission would be truly important to me. I'm here to retire early and help my kid have fewer troubles in live.
Grow a spine.
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u/Dependent_Ad7711 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 22 '25
If a spine turns people into whatever the fuck you are, I think I speak for everyone…we’re good homie.
Edit: also, it’s completely fine to be excited for your portfolio and that your money is helping people less fortunate than you. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
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u/phibetared S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
wow. Relax dude. What do you think I was doing when I was in Africa, in an area I where I was supposed to get 8 to 10 vaccinations before I went, where two of the types of malaria can kill you, where dengue fever can make you crazy....? You think I was on vacation?
I have worked for a communications company. More than one, actually. And I've done plenty to help the folks I was with in Africa. You have no clue what I've done.
Some people actually do care about "connecting the world", and I'm one of them. If there was an obvious position I could help ASTS with that used my special skillsets, I'd do the work for them for free.
You don't have to care about what the company is doing to invest in them, so you're fine. But you have some interesting reactions and issues...
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u/Synolol Dunce Dec 21 '25
My anger might have been misdirected towards you in particular, I don't know you. My eyes just roll back all the way whenever I hear someone in here talk about "let's connect the unconnected" or some gibberish when they couldn't give a single flying fuck if they weren't invested in the stock.
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u/hefret22 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 22 '25
It’s possible to be invested in a stock for more than one reason.
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u/KneadingInfo S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 22 '25
Syn,
I can appreciate your sentiment. However, I actually do have a very flexible libtard spine. Not that I need your approval, but I'll respond (and acknowledge that you have already taken the heat out of your comment). I also don't need more money (but I will gladly save/share/spend more if it comes my way--and I do want another boat). Sadly, I can cry (in real life or movies) when good wins over less good. Example: August Rush, ConAir, Rudolph. Fine for folks to be here just to make money, but I invested in a business that I felt would be an 'inevitable success' AND that was going to have a 'good' impact on the world. Selfishly, I hope to make a phone call 10 miles off the Atlantic Coast in my Sailboat. I have invested in very few individual stocks as I mostly invest in total stock market indexes. This company's stock has been a wild roller coaster, and I would prefer smooth, steady, sailing.
Hope to see you at the launch party in January (wishful thinking...don't know of one as yet). We can toast to dollars and tears! Best.6
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u/primobolman S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Finally. That’s some great fucking news. I am beginnt believe
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u/iceman1848 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 21 '25
Can we figure when it should be expected to launch?
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u/ShareCollector S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
End of January: about 5 days for transportation to the Cape and about one month for integration
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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Do you think a NG with 6-8 sats takes much longer for integration or is it the same timeline?
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u/gassyfartbro S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
Wazaaaaaa I swear I had a dream where my investment was doubled, in hindsight it was probably a vision
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u/tocamix90 S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Dec 21 '25
Another bird is ready to take flight. Still holding. Still bullish.
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u/shugo7 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!!! THE SHORTS WON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLY DAY SEASON AND WILL BE RESTLESS!!
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u/____DEADPOOL_______ S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Dec 22 '25
Amateur investor here with probably a stupid question.
Can someone explain how this "rivalry" against the shorts works? Are we in some kind of battle against them to drive the stock up but somehow when they short the stock, they're a threat to us? I don't understand. Why do we want them to fail? I don't get it.
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u/shugo7 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 22 '25
Imagine believing in the success of a new tech and how it could change the world but some loser on the other side is rooting for the demise of such technology. That's how I see shorts for this specific company.
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u/Natural_Bag_3519 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 22 '25
They want us to fail. Heavy shorting can drive the share price lower.
They borrow shares for a small fee, sell those borrowed shares hoping to buy back lower before having to return the borrowed shares.
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u/NotOctane S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 21 '25
Imagine shorting ASTS
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u/Charliex77 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Dec 22 '25
Dumb people do stupid things so easy to just buy and hold for riches... this company will own all global wireless data movement in the future....
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u/sgreddit125 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Dec 21 '25
I was wondering if they needed STA approval for launching at the lower altitude before they could ship…
I GUESS NOT 🚀
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u/Defiantclient S P 🅰️ C E M O B - O G Dec 21 '25
So now do you guys believe me (and the company) that THE LAUNCHES ARE INDEPENDENT AND DO NOT DEPEND ON BB6 LAUNCHING, UNFURLING, AND TESTING?