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AST SpaceMobile to Build Reusable Blacklift Rocket for Satellite Launches Starting in Late 2028

By Public Technologies
  • AST SpaceMobile plans to build Blacklift, a reusable 20-ton rocket using Firefly Aerospace engines to deploy BlueBird satellites in low Earth orbit.
  • Blacklift is designed to carry up to five BlueBird satellites per launch starting in late 2028.
  • A perpetual license to manufacture Firefly’s Miranda and Vira engines will cost approximately $800 million upfront.
  • License consideration comprises $400 million in cash and 10 million to 14 million shares of Class A Common Stock, determined by forward VWAP.
  • Engines for the first three launches will cost $250 million; engineering support will cost another $250 million over three years.


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