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AST Space Mobile

US
commercialFounded 2017
Midland, Texas, United States
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AST SpaceMobile reached an agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital to sell up to $75,000,000 in AST stock over two years to provide additional funding.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Kongsberg to acquire majority stake in NanoAvionics

AST SpaceMobile expects to receive 27,000,000 EUR for the NanoAvionics shares it is selling.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative PlanJul 5, 2022Kongsberg to acquire majority stake in NanoAvionics

InMotion Holdings, LLC, a company owned by AST SpaceMobile’s chief executive Abel Avellan, will receive 7,700,000 EUR for options it has to acquire NanoAvionics shares.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Kongsberg to acquire majority stake in NanoAvionics

AST SpaceMobile created a satellite factory in Midland, Texas to build spacecraft for a constellation to provide satellite telephony services.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileTechnical ProductJul 5, 2022Kongsberg to acquire majority stake in NanoAvionics

The appropriations report included $33,675,000 for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) for fiscal year 2023.

Mentioned as: ASTTechnical ProductJun 30, 2022House appropriators reduce proposed budget for FAA commercial space office

The Federal Communications Commission granted AST SpaceMobile an experimental license to test BlueWalker 3 satellite-to-phone connectivity in the United States at sites in Texas and Hawaii.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2022AST SpaceMobile reveals their BlueWalker 3 test satellite will launch in mid-August

AST SpaceMobile invested approximately $85,000,000 in the development of BlueWalker 3.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2022AST SpaceMobile reveals their BlueWalker 3 test satellite will launch in mid-August

AST SpaceMobile plans to launch the BlueWalker 3 test satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida during the week of 2022-08-15.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2022AST SpaceMobile reveals their BlueWalker 3 test satellite will launch in mid-August

By the end of 2024, AST SpaceMobile expects to have deployed 110 satellites to provide "substantial global" mobile coverage.

Mentioned as: ast spacemobileTechnical ProductJun 13, 2022BlueWalker 3 launch window opens Aug. 15

AST SpaceMobile planned to begin deploying BlueBird operational satellites in 2023 even if BlueWalker 3 encountered issues.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2022BlueWalker 3 launch window opens Aug. 15

SpaceX aims to launch the prototype for AST SpaceMobile’s cellphone-compatible broadband constellation in the week of 2022-08-15.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2022BlueWalker 3 launch window opens Aug. 15

BlueWalker 3 was developed at AST SpaceMobile’s facilities in Texas.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileTechnical ProductJun 13, 2022BlueWalker 3 launch window opens Aug. 15

The Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee was established in 1984 to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the U.S. transportation secretary and AST on critical matters concerning the U.S. commercial space transportation industry.

Mentioned as: astNarrative GeneralJun 7, 2022Op-ed | FAA Overregulation Threatens America’s Future in Commercial Space

AST SpaceMobile spent more than $80,000,000 on the BlueWalker 3 program over several years.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipMay 17, 2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype

AST SpaceMobile spent about $8,300,000 on research and development in the three months ending 2022-03-31, an increase of $8,000,000 from the same period in 2021.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileTechnical ProductMay 17, 2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype

AST SpaceMobile expects to have deployed 110 satellites by the end of 2024 to achieve substantial global mobile coverage.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipMay 17, 2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype

AST SpaceMobile will use BlueWalker 3 to configure ground equipment and software at the gateway level to optimize its planned services.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative PlanMay 17, 2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype

AST SpaceMobile secured an experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission on 2022-05-02 to test BlueWalker 3 services in Hawaii and Texas.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipMay 17, 2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype

AST SpaceMobile expects to test BlueWalker 3 with cellular partners in Japan, Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative PlanMay 17, 2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype

AST SpaceMobile incurred $32,700,000 in operating expenses in the three months ending 2022-03-31.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative FinancialMay 17, 2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype
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