ASTS Stock Slips Overnight: AST SpaceMobile President Cashes Out $3.3M As BlueBird 9 Nears SpaceX Mission

• President Scott Wisniewski disclosed a $3.3 million stock sale by selling 25,904 shares at an average price of $126.64.
• A separate filing also showed that Wisniewski sold $4.45 million worth of shares in March.
• Recently, CEO Abel Avellan reiterated ASTS’ goal of deploying 45 satellites this year with launches expected “approximately every month.”

Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) slipped over 2% in overnight trading heading into Thursday after fresh regulatory filings revealed that President Scott Wisniewski sold about $3.3 million worth of stock just as the company advanced its next BlueBird satellite launch campaign with SpaceX.

ASTS stock jumped over 8% on Wednesday to end at $129.6, with shares on track to log their fourth straight week in the green. 

ASTS President Cashes Out

A new regulatory filing late Wednesday showed that Wisniewski sold 25,904 Class A shares at a weighted-average price of $126.64 per share through multiple transactions ranging from $126.41 to $126.99. The transaction was valued at $3.28 million.

After the sale, Wisniewski still owns 745,973 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock. A separate filing also showed that the shares were granted as restricted stock units that vested on March 31, 2026, as part of executive compensation. The filing also disclosed that Wisniewski sold another 47,000 shares for $4.45 million on March 17.

BlueBird 9 Reaches Cape Canaveral

The insider sale came as AST SpaceMobile continued building momentum around its next satellite deployment campaign. In a recent post on X, the company said “Convoy complete,” confirming that BlueBird 9 had officially arrived at Cape Canaveral ahead of its next Falcon 9 launch campaign with SpaceX.

“Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones,” the company said. The latest update follows a string of recent operational milestones for AST’s Block 2 satellite rollout.

Earlier this week, AST SpaceMobile confirmed that BlueBirds 8 and 10 had already arrived at Cape Canaveral while BlueBird 9 departed the company’s Midland, Texas, manufacturing facility. The satellites are expected to launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in a mid-June mission. AST said that the three commercial satellites have now entered final processing and integration at the Florida launch site after being transported from Texas.

The updates appeared aimed at reassuring investors after concerns surfaced last month surrounding BlueBird 7, which failed to reach orbit following an upper-stage anomaly during Blue Origin’s New Glenn Mission-3 launch.

The incident raised fresh questions about whether AST could maintain its aggressive deployment timeline. By successfully moving three new satellites to Florida on schedule, the company appears focused on showing that its manufacturing and launch pipeline remains intact despite recent setbacks.

ASTS CEO Reaffirms Satellite Targets

The BlueBird rollout also comes after CEO Abel Avellan recently reiterated the company’s target of deploying 45 satellites this year despite launch risks and increasing competition in the direct-to-device satellite market. During a recent CNBC interview, Avellan said AST remains “on target” and added that launches are expected “approximately every month.”

“Today we're shipping in a batch of satellites in the launch pad,” Avellan said, while noting that AST works with multiple launch providers including SpaceX. Avellan also defended AST’s tech advantage in the direct-to-smartphone broadband race as competition intensifies from Starlink and other satellite connectivity players.

“We are the only broadband system that is available in terms of technology to basically do hundreds of megabits per second directly to any device,” Avellan said. The CEO also pointed to AST’s previous demonstrations involving satellite voice calls, 5G connectivity and broadband transmissions directly to smartphones. He also said the company and its partners now control access to nearly 100 MHz of spectrum while AST holds more than 3,800 patents.

Analysts Watch AST Deployment Pace

Despite the recent operational progress, stakeholders are monitoring whether AST can scale launches quickly enough to support its long-term broadband ambitions. Satellite communications analyst Tim Farrar previously said that AST’s deployment assumptions likely require a heavy launch cadence involving both Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and multiple Falcon 9 launches to achieve year-end targets.

On the other hand, Wisniewski had signaled confidence by previously saying that AST expects “a handful” of launches from both Blue Origin and SpaceX, or equivalent providers, and believes the company has enough contracted launch capacity to meet its deployment roadmap.

How Do Retail Traders Feel About ASTS?

On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for ASTS has been ‘extremely bullish’ over the past week, amid an 115% jump in message volume over the same period.

One user said, “I've been one of the longest bulls here. $200 is possible in the next few days!”

Another user expressed their bullish stance on ASTS, saying, “trying to explain to some of my friends who I’ve gotten to buy in to ASTS who aren’t seasoned investors why I’m not “locking in profits” right now is tough! Trying to explain that even though I’m up a ton, this journey is just getting started…they just don’t get it…give it time.”

ASTS stock has rocketed 422% over the past year. 

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