๐ Orbital data centers are no longer science fiction.
Blue Origin is arguing that space-based compute could benefit from:
โข Constant solar power โ๏ธ
โข Passive cooling โ๏ธ
โข Independence from terrestrial infrastructure ๐
The next decade in space is going to be wild.
๐จ๐จ Blue Origin - FCC Docket SAT-LOA-20260310-00118
Blue Origin, LLC submits a consolidated opposition and response to comments filed against its application for authority to launch and operate its Project Sunrise orbital data center system. Blue Origin argues that the opposing comments mischaracterize the regulatory framework, raise issues outside the FCC's jurisdiction, or rely on speculative assertions. They request the FCC to grant their application, highlighting the benefits of orbital data centers, including constant solar power, passive radiative cooling, and independence from terrestrial resources. Blue Origin contends that the FCC possesses sufficient authority to grant the application and that requested waivers are consistent with precedent. They commit to mitigating impacts to optical astronomy and compliance with existing rules. They state the public interest favors the application, as it advances American leadership in space and AI.
๐ https://t.co/qED6B5UfOP
It would be a damn shame if an account with 17,000 followers were to point out the max gamma pain point for dealers tomorrow. A damn shame! $ASTS
$130 is where a war will be fought.
@scott_m_powell@spacanpanman Iโd like to see the launch in June too, but I am also taking my family to Croatia and Greece in June. Weโll visiting Split, Dubrovnik, Corfu, Santorini, and Athens. So weโll have to watch this one online.
BlueBirds 8 and 10 have officially arrived at Cape Canaveral.
Next stop: the launch pad. ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones. ๐๐ถ๐ฑ
#ASTSpaceMobile#Broadband#ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
One of you DMed me asking: if $ASTS is such a generational wealth stock, why are bears shorting it to the highest levels?
Great question. Let me clarify how I think about this.
Imagine a skyscraper being built in Manhattan.
Foundation is poured. Steel is going up. 60 tenants have signed leases. Grand opening is scheduled for June.
A bear walks by, sees no tenants inside, and says: "This building has no rental income. It's worthless. I'm betting it fails."
That's what's happening with $ASTS right now.
Bears see $14.7M in quarterly revenue on a $27B company and short it. They're pricing a construction site like a finished building.
Meanwhile: 33 satellites in production. 60 carriers signed. $75-100M in contracted backlog. Launch in June. FCC approved. 98.9 Mbps proven.
The building isn't empty. It's just not finished yet. Get it?
Now -- about that short volume chart.
First thing to understand: short VOLUME โ short INTEREST.
Short volume is daily flow. Short interest is total position. Big difference.
Think of it like a grocery store. Short volume is how many people walked through the door today. Short interest is how many people are still standing inside.
A huge chunk of daily short volume is market makers. When you hit "buy," a market maker sells short to fill your order, then covers seconds later.
They're the cashier making change -- the money comes right back. It looks like selling. It's actually them helping YOU buy.
But the real short adding IS happening.
Here's why:
Reason 1: Revenue miss gave them confidence. $14.7M vs $36.6M expected. They see "miss by 60%" and double down. They didn't read the business update.
Reason 2: Convertible bond hedging. Funds buy $ASTS convertible bonds and automatically short the stock as a math hedge. Not a bet against ASTS. These shorts won't cover for years regardless of news.
Reason 3: They think the valuation is unsustainable. $27B market cap on $14.7M revenue. Some shorts only see that ratio.
What they're missing:
The building took a bad inspection report and held its value. Stock didn't crash to $50 on a 60% miss. It held $70+. That means buyers are absorbing every share shorts are selling.
Guidance reaffirmed: $150-200M. Half already under contract. 45 satellites targeted. Three new government contracts. Mid-June launch on Falcon 9.
Why this pattern matters:
Shorts are always most aggressive right before they're wrong.
Tesla 2019: bears shorted it every day while the China factory was being built. "No profit, overvalued." They kept adding.
Then it went from $40 to $400 in 12 months.
They were shorting the construction site. The building opened anyway.
$ASTS ๐ฐ๏ธ
Massive Validation of ASTSโs Core Thesis
The biggest telecom companies in America are publicly saying:
* satellite-to-phone is essential infrastructure
* dead-zone elimination is inevitable
* D2D becomes part of the national wireless stack
* hybrid networks are the future
$ASTS
FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Commercial Authority to Deliver Direct-to-Device Cellular Broadband from Space Advancing Nationwide, Resilient Cellular Broadband Connectivity in the United States
https://t.co/z5MFyMrnTs
One step closer to the bet๐ ฐ๏ธ & remember -- the ๐งs pack a bigger array which means we can achieve the same (or โจbetterโจ) service with fewer satellites than competitors... ๐ #SpaceMob $ASTS