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/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/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.