$ASTS Q3 EARNINGS
• Revenue: $42M vs. Est. $46M
• EPS: ($0.44) vs. Est. ($0.45)
• Backlog: $1.3B
• Cash: $3.2B
2026 Guidance
• Revenue: $175M vs. Est. $167M
• Orbit Target: 45 BlueBird satellites by mid-2027
• Blacklift First Launch: targeted for late 2028
Woah, this caught my attention today. Apparently $ASTS decided to build their own medium/heavy lift reusable rockets.
Could be a potential competitor to $RKLB Neutron or $SPCX Falcon 9?
"Starting in late 2028, the use of the Blacklift rocket will complete AST SpaceMobile's end-to-end vertical integration"
But it kinda seems extremely difficult, capital intensive, and takes very long to do... But more valuable if they can pull it off
Does anyone in the Spacemob think this is realistically achievable given AST capabilities?