AST SpaceMobile Commits $1.3 Billion to Blacklift Rocket and Engine Development
AST SpaceMobile has agreements with Firefly Aerospace totaling approximately $1.3 billion to develop its reusable Blacklift rocket and bring Miranda and Vira engine manufacturing in-house. The commercial supplier package supports AST’s stated plans for government missions, but it is not an open solicitation or a disclosed government contract award.