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AST SpaceMobile Stock Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs and Big-Name Backing

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs – SpaceX & AT&T Partnerships Fuel Rally

Stock Surge and Recent Performance AST SpaceMobile’s stock skyrocketed in early October 2025, making it one of the market’s top performers. Shares climbed from the high-$40s into the mid-$60s within days on massive trading volumes ts2.tech. In fact, ASTS more than tripled since mid-2025 ts2.tech, reflecting growing optimism around the company’s progress. By October 6, the stock was hovering near its 52-week high (~$68.80) with a market cap around $24 billion marketbeat.com. This meteoric rise followed back-to-back rally days: +16% on October 1 and +16% on October 2 ts2.tech. Such explosive momentum indicates that investors have eagerly embraced AST SpaceMobile’s recent
6 October 2025
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Viasat’s 2025 Takeoff: Stock Soars, New Satellites Launch, and a High-Stakes Future

Viasat’s 2025 Takeoff: Stock Soars, New Satellites Launch, and a High-Stakes Future

Viasat’s 2025 Rally and Resurgence Viasat’s stock has been on a tear in 2025, marking a stark reversal of fortune. By late Q3 2025, VSAT shares had climbed roughly +280% year-to-date trefis.com – a dramatic rebound after plummeting 70% in 2024 trefis.com. The rally has accelerated through the year: a fresh surge in August saw the stock jump 25% in six days trefis.com, as investors reacted to improving financial news and strategic developments. Viasat’s market capitalization now hovers around $4–4.5 billion trefis.com, up from barely $1 billion at 2024’s trough, yet the stock still trades at a substantial discount to historical valuation
5 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile Stock Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs and Big-Name Backing

AST SpaceMobile Soars on Satellite Breakthrough: What’s Behind $ASTS’s 16% Rally?

Stock Performance (Oct 1–3, 2025) ASTS has been on a tear. On Oct 1, 2025 the stock surged 16.0% to close at $56.94 (from $49.08 two days prior) stockanalysis.com. On Oct 2, 2025, it again rallied 16.2%, closing at $66.16 stockanalysis.com. These gains came on heavy volume (~30.0 million shares traded on Oct 2) stockanalysis.com stockanalysis.com, far above its three-month average, reflecting strong buyer interest. As of early trading on Oct 3, ASTS was around $65–66 stockanalysis.com. The stock’s market capitalization is roughly $20–24 billion (depending on the share count used) stockanalysis.com reuters.com. For context, ASTS has more than tripled
3 October 2025
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Skywatch Alert: Aurora, Meteor Showers & Satellite Sights – What to See Sept 29–30, 2025

Skywatch Alert: Aurora, Meteor Showers & Satellite Sights – What to See Sept 29–30, 2025

Space Weather Forecast Space weather experts agree: late September will be mostly uneventful. NOAA’s SWPC issued a 3-day forecast on Sept 29 predicting only quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions (Kp indices up to 4) services.swpc.noaa.gov. In its rationale NOAA explicitly notes “No G1 (Minor) or greater geomagnetic storms are expected” on Sept 29–30 services.swpc.noaa.gov. EarthSky’s “Sun News” bulletin echoed this outlook, describing Sept 29–30 as “Quiet to unsettled” as the effects of a coronal-hole high-speed stream (CH HSS) wane earthsky.org. Space.com’s aurora live-blog (Sept 25 update) had warned that a small solar wind boost over the weekend might briefly push
29 September 2025
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Spectacular Space News Blitz: SpaceX Soars 28 Satellites, NASA Unleashes Solar Probes, China’s New Weather Satellite & More (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Spectacular Space News Blitz: SpaceX Soars 28 Satellites, NASA Unleashes Solar Probes, China’s New Weather Satellite & More (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Sources: Authoritative space news outlets, agency releases and expert commentary from Sept. 28–29, 2025, including Space.com space.com, Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com, ESA and company press releases esa.int northstar-data.com, and industry reports grandviewresearch.com. All statistics and quotes above are cited to linked original reports.
29 September 2025
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Global Space News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Global Space News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Summary: Record Launch Cadence for Starlink and Kuiper Constellations SpaceX’s launch blitz: SpaceX achieved an unprecedented launch cadence, flying three Falcon 9 missions in under 41 hours through Sept. 25–26 spaceflightnow.com. These included two Starlink batches (28 satellites from Florida and 24 from California) and NASA’s solar observatory mission (IMAP) to deep space. The Sept. 26 Vandenberg launch marked SpaceX’s 123rd Falcon 9 flight of 2025 and the 15th just in September, putting the company on pace to smash its previous annual launch record space.com. With these missions, SpaceX surpassed 8,400 Starlink satellites in orbit, with about 8,500 active Starlink craft now
27 September 2025
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Amazon Launches 27 Satellites in High-Stakes Race Against SpaceX’s Starlink

Amazon Launches 27 Satellites in High-Stakes Race Against SpaceX’s Starlink

Amazon’s Space Race: Project Kuiper Launches 27 More Satellites — How It Stacks Up Against Starlink Bottom Line: Amazon’s latest launch of 27 Kuiper satellites is a significant milestone in the space internet showdownwith SpaceX. It dramatically scales up Amazon’s in-orbit assets and demonstrates the company’s commitment to catching up in this critical new industry. Project Kuiper is still in early days – 129 satellites versus Starlink’s 8,000+ – but Amazon’s vast resources, massive launch contracts, and integrations with its tech ecosystem position it as a formidable challenger. If Amazon can execute its blistering launch schedule and hit service milestones, 2025–2026 will see global broadband
25 September 2025
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Spy Satellite Launch, New Astronauts & a Lunar Lander Deal – Space News Roundup (Sept 22–23, 2025)

Spy Satellite Launch, New Astronauts & a Lunar Lander Deal – Space News Roundup (Sept 22–23, 2025)

Rocket Launches and Satellite Deployments Spy sats on the West Coast: SpaceX lofted another batch of classified U.S. spy satellites on Sept. 22, with a Falcon 9 roaring off Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:38 p.m. EDT (10:38 a.m. local) space.com. The NROL-48 mission – SpaceX’s 11th dedicated launch for the National Reconnaissance Office’s new “proliferated architecture” – carried a cluster of undisclosed reconnaissance payloads. The NRO is pivoting to large numbers of smaller satellites instead of a few big ones, aiming to deliver “an order of magnitude more signals and images” with faster revisit times and resilience space.com. SpaceX’s webcast cut off early
23 September 2025
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Argentina’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: Inside the Satellite Boom and What’s Next

Argentina’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: Inside the Satellite Boom and What’s Next

Key Facts Historical Evolution of Argentina’s Space Industry Argentina’s journey into space began remarkably early. In the 1940s, visionary engineer Teófilo Tabanera formed the Sociedad Argentina Interplanetaria, making Argentina the first Latin American country with a spaceflight organization en.wikipedia.org. By 1960 – nearly a year before humans reached space – Argentina established the National Commission for Space Research (CNIE) with Tabanera at the helm en.wikipedia.org. Throughout the 1960s, CNIE and the Air Force’s research institute launched a series of indigenous multistage high-altitude rockets (Alfa Centauro, Beta Centauro, Orión, Canopus, etc.), successfully sending scientific payloads to the upper atmosphere en.wikipedia.org. In
22 September 2025
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Norway’s Space Industry Is Skyrocketing – Inside the High North’s Satellite Boom

Norway’s Space Industry Is Skyrocketing – Inside the High North’s Satellite Boom

In conclusion, Norway’s space and satellite industry has quietly grown into a dynamic, multi-faceted sector that touches many aspects of modern life – from the TV we stream, to the ships monitored off the coast, to scientific discoveries in the aurora. Long overshadowed by bigger spacefaring nations, Norway is now stepping into the limelight with new infrastructure and bold projects. “Our commercial space activities will put Norway on the map as a strategic, European asset in the space sector,” says NOSA Director Christian Hauglie-Hanssen businessnorway.com. The recent flurry of activity – a new spaceport, new satellites, new partnerships – suggests
21 September 2025
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The Netherlands’ Space Industry Is Booming: Inside the Dutch Satellite Sector and 2030 Outlook

The Netherlands’ Space Industry Is Booming: Inside the Dutch Satellite Sector and 2030 Outlook

Key Facts Brief History of the Dutch Space & Satellite Sector The Netherlands has a rich space heritage dating back to the dawn of the space age. It was an early participant in European space efforts – by 1968, ESA’s ESTEC technical center was established in Noordwijk, inaugurated by Dutch royalty to spearhead Europe’s space research esa.int. The country joined the newly formed European Space Agency in 1975 as a founding member, embedding itself in collaborative programs from the start. The Netherlands launched its first satellite in 1974: the Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) was built in partnership with NASA and
20 September 2025
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Swiss Space Industry Soars: Inside Switzerland’s Satellite & NewSpace Revolution

Swiss Space Industry Soars: Inside Switzerland’s Satellite & NewSpace Revolution

Introduction Switzerland may be known for its precision watches and banks, but it’s also quietly becoming a powerhouse in the space and satellite industry. With a dynamic ecosystem that blends academic excellence, deep-tech entrepreneurship, and strong public support, the Alpine nation is making its mark beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Renato Krpoun, head of the Swiss Space Office, attributes this success to Switzerland’s unique environment: “Switzerland’s stable political environment, neutrality and high standard of living are fundamental pillars for the success of the Swiss space ecosystem.” globalairspaceradar.com. In recent years, the Swiss space sector has seen record investments, pioneering start-ups, and major
18 September 2025
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