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Jeff Bezos said Blue Origin has a path to resume launches this year after last month's New Glenn explosion, a positive development for AST SpaceMobile, Amazon and supplier Karman.

Blue Origin's New Glenn pad will take a minimum of a year to rebuild after a hot fire test obliterated the company's only launch infrastructure for the vehicle, marking the first pad explosion since the Soviet N1 rocket in 1969.

Space stocks are catching a strong updraft in midday trading. Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is up 14% to $4.87, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) stock is climbing 6% to around $122.

AST SpaceMobile faces macro headwinds, rivals like Starlink, and falling estimates, yet a three-satellite Bluebird launch this month could shift the story.

AST SpaceMobile, Intuitive Machines, and Rocket Lab are among the most promising space stocks right now.

AST SpaceMobile could be the first company to offer direct-to-device satellite internet, undercutting Starlink's current dominance. By the end of 2026, it should have its full constellation of satellites deployed.

Space stocks are splitting hard in Tuesday's session. Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is crashing 32% to around $5.08 in mid-morning trading, while AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock climbs 10% to around $116 and Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock advances 9% to around $50.50.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are rising Tuesday, bouncing back from strong selling pressure on Monday that swept the broader space sector lower. Here's what you need to know.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are dropping Monday as traders stepped back from a crowded run in the space sector and took profits after a sharp multi‑week surge. The move came even as the broader market showed no clear risk‑off tone, with the Nasdaq up 0.52% and the S&P 500 up 0.10%.

The space sector split is widening fast Monday morning. Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is up 18% to $7.28, while launch-exposed peers are sliding hard.

The SpaceX IPO is putting the focus on the massive opportunity in space, and these two stocks stand to benefit.

Investors weigh launch delays, execution risk, and a fresh downgrade as satellite-connectivity bets get stress-tested, today, May 29, 2026.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) tumbled sharply on Friday morning after its key launch partner – Blue Origin – suffered a catastrophic rocket explosion overnight. During a scheduled static fire test last night, its New Glenn rocket experienced a malfunction and exploded on the pad at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) shares fell about 17% on Friday after a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a test on a Florida launch pad, threatening one of t

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Horrible news for Blue Origin is just bad news for AST SpaceMobile stock.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is building a unique, infrastructure-focused satellite connectivity platform using standard smartphones and carrier spectrum, not specialized devices. ASTS's competitive edge lies in its proprietary technology, 95% supply chain control, 3,900 patents, and deep integration with telecom carriers, validated by FCC approval and 60 MNO partnerships. Despite weak Q1 2026 results and aggressive valuation (210x forward sales), ASTS's $3.5B liquidity and booked pipeline support management's $150–200M 2026 revenue target.

AST SpaceMobile offers superior space market exposure versus the upcoming SpaceX IPO at a more attractive valuation. ASTS's purpose-built satellite network connects directly to standard smartphones and leverages partnerships with operators serving 2.8 billion subscribers. Despite a Q1 2026 revenue miss, ASTS reaffirmed $150–200M full-year guidance, expects sequential growth, and maintains a strong $3.5B cash position.

Shares of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are up 8% in midday trading on May 27, changing hands near $129.

An impending liquidity event is forcing a seismic shift in capital allocation. The anticipated initial public offering of SpaceX, with valuations projected to eclipse $1.5 trillion, is acting as a massive gravitational force, pulling institutional and retail interest into the entire space economy.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is taking the whole space industry on a wild ride. AST SpaceMobile could be a long-term winner.

As SpaceX prepares a historic IPO that could re-rate the entire sector, ASTS is positioning itself as a space-tech powerhouse.

Between a failed BlueBird satellite deployment in April and a monumental Q1 FY2026 earnings miss in May, headline risk has put considerable pressure on ASTS.

These two ambitious players are reshaping the space economy, but their distinct business profiles and paths create very different risk and reward profiles for investors.

Shares of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are climbing 20% in midday trading on Tuesday.

Rocket and satellite stocks rallied in premarket trading Tuesday after SpaceX publicly filed for an initial public offering that could become the largest ever.T

Elon Musk's space technology company is floating one jaw-dropping figure as it prepares for an upcoming IPO.

The SpaceX NASDAQ: SPCX IPO is dominating headlines, but Luke Lango of InvestorPlace says investors are looking at this story through too narrow a lens. The real trade isn't just one rocket company going public, it's a decades-long convergence of four separate business ventures into one AI-driven empire, and the stocks riding that wave are already starting to move.

Form 13Fs filings allow investors to track which stocks Wall Street's savviest money managers and businesses bought and sold in the latest quarter. Although Alphabet didn't sell a share of satellite-based cellular broadband services provider AST SpaceMobile, it's no longer its No.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are pushing higher on Thursday, extending a strong multi‑month run. Additionally, the Nasdaq up 0.06% and the S&P 500 higher by 0.09%, providing a steady backdrop for the stock.

MIAMI, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Defiance ETFs today announced the launch of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ASTS ETF (ASTY) , expanding its lineup of single-stock leveraged ETFs designed for active traders seeking amplified exposure to innovative growth companies. ASTY is designed for traders seeking magnified, short-term bullish exposure to AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTS), a satellite designer and manufacturer developing a space-based cellular broadband network aimed at connecting standard mobile phones directly to spaceborne platforms.

Rocket Lab is becoming a diversified space services player. AST SpaceMobile is building one of the first space-based cellular broadband networks.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Presents at J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference Transcript

While what could be the largest IPO on record looms, two smaller publicly traded space names have quietly built real revenue and accelerating customer demand.

AST SpaceMobile targets underserved coverage with direct-to-smartphone satellite broadband, riding rising 5G demand and big telecom ties.

A trio of mega-cap communication services providers just announced a joint venture to extend mobile connectivity for wireless customers by using satellite-based, direct-to-service technologies.

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Brian Macauley highlights opportunities beyond mega-cap AI names, pointing to Applied Materials (AMAT) and Altus Group Limited. He also flags emerging plays like AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN).

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) is trading 1.6% higher at $88.21 this afternoon, headed for its fifth-straight pop.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) has whipsawed investors with a 27.02% one-week rally, even after a brutal Q1 double miss.

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) is demonstrating resilience, with its Benzinga Edge momentum score rising sharply week-on-week from an 87.97 to a 94.89 percentile.

Two popular space stocks have reported earnings over the past few days: Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile. Rocket Lab beat on sales, earnings, and guidance.

T's fiber expansion and ASTS' satellite strategy highlight two competing paths in the evolving connectivity market.

Satellite telephony will be at the center of this effort. This provides a very juicy business opportunity for the company.

AST SpaceMobile's stock fell after it posted first-quarter results below the Street's expectations. But the company remains on track to more than double its annual revenue.

AST Spacemobile faces execution and competition risks after a Q1 earnings miss, even as telecom partnerships and satellite expansion plans grow.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are edging higher Thursday morning as traders recalibrate expectations after the company's recent quarterly results. Here's what investors need to know.

AST SpaceMobile stock got a boost from a rare sign of cooperation between major cell carriers.

MIDLAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ASTS #AST--AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today commends the announcement by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon to form a joint venture to extend mobile connectivity for wireless customers by using satellite-based, direct-to-service technologies. The proposed collaborati.

The last thing investors are thinking about right now -- as Wall Street wrestles with surging oil prices and a AI sector reckoning -- is a short squeeze.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) has been continuously surging.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) reported first-quarter 2026 results that missed analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings, sending shares down about 14%. The company posted a loss of $0.66 per share for the quarter, wider than the consensus estimate for a $0.23 loss.

AST SpaceMobile just grew its revenue 20x -- but needs even more satellites in orbit to turn a profit.

AST SpaceMobile posts a wider Q1 loss as higher operating costs offset revenue growth from gateway sales and U.S. government contracts.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. remains a Buy in my book despite a sharp post-earnings selloff and a significant Q1 revenue miss against consensus. Q1 revenue shortfall is attributed to timing delays in gateway deployments and government milestones, not structural business weakness. ASTS management reaffirmed full-year revenue guidance of $150–$200 million, with half of 2026 pipeline already booked or contracted.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are sliding in Tuesday's pre-market session after first-quarter earnings miss cooled investor sentiment. Here's what investors need to know.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) reported first-quarter 2026 results that missed analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings, sending shares down...

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

AST SpaceMobile NASDAQ: ASTS said it remains on track with its 2026 deployment and revenue plans as the satellite-to-smartphone company works to scale manufacturing, launch additional BlueBird satellites and move closer to commercial service activation in key markets.
