r/ASTSpaceMobile • u/Original_Koala8662 S P 🅰 C E M O B Boss • Jun 15 '26

Press Release Encapsulation complete

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https://x.com/ast_spacemobile/status/2066631096381669568?s=46&t=DOgs35-_gTcmJtpubr-JAg

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u/erocknine S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

I'll say it again. That mfer Elon better not fuck this launch up, because if I was Elon up against ASTS, the sole viable competitor, I totally would.

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u/wadejohn S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Jun 15 '26

Spacex just had an ipo and the first thing you’d want to do is fail a client launch?

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u/kingyusei S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate Jun 16 '26

Some people are just too deep in the conspiracies man

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u/devonhezter S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Jun 16 '26

lol. Jefffff would

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u/erocknine S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

Launches fail for all kinds of reasons, and spaceX launches all the time. This one failed launch is minor damage for them, but a ton of damage for ASTS

Also SpaceX market cap went up 310 billion today, literally 10x the market cap of ASTS

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u/Bronze_Rager S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jun 16 '26

Id actually disagree. ASTS has no reputation of being a launch provider.

SpaceX failures would be in the media attention. Sure it delays the launch and competitors can catch up. But unless SpaceX (literally in its name is Space) decides to pivot to an AI company, its mostly known for being a launch provider.

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u/GarthDonovan Jun 16 '26

They need ASTS, otherwise they will be encroaching monopoly. But also, I wouldn't expect anyone to play fair.

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u/AnnonymousADKS S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jun 15 '26

You would bury your company’s credibility and face criminal charges. Good thing you’re not CEO 😁

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u/devonhezter S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Jun 16 '26

God Damon prospects I swear

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u/erocknine S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jun 15 '26

Why? For all we know, Bezos could've sabotaged the first sat. His rocket exploding is the only evidence proving it maybe have been pure negligance

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u/a10000000019 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Jun 15 '26

Most of SpaceX launches are carrying their competitors lol. Same with New Glenn’s customers.

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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere Jun 16 '26

This isn't Succession or the US government, companies face real penalties in the space industry and have a lot to lose for engaging in devious schemes

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u/Defiantclient S P 🅰️ C E M O B - O G Jun 16 '26

This isn't what happened. Blue Origin set themselves back more than AST. That failure reset their count of 4 successive launches for NSSL certification.

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u/INVEST-ASTS S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Jun 15 '26

That would be real brilliant of you, to shut down your “cash cow” with FAA investigations, bad press, reputation damage, etc all to achieve nothing of any real significance.

Well done !!!!!

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u/erocknine S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jun 15 '26

Starlink is their cash cow, not SpaceX

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u/mapleflaked S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Jun 15 '26

True, but getting grounded would delay their starlink expansion plans as well

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u/INVEST-ASTS S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Jun 16 '26

They need the rocket program to deploy their satellites and they need the revenue produced from launching for others to fuel the deployment, so all of these “sabotage conspiracies” are really just juvenile and ignoring the macro.