$ASTS core opportunity hasn't changed because it can connect ordinary smartphones directly to satellites while existing mobile operators handle billing, customer service and distribution.
Today’s selloff reflects the hit to management credibility and delayed deployment timeline but space remains one of the most difficult industries in the world and AST is still the cleanest pure-play exposure to the communications layer of the space economy.
Everyone wants the upside from owning the fastest-growing companies before the opportunity becomes obvious but very few truly accept that those same stocks can fall 40% or 50% when the underlying opportunity remains largely intact.