Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Loss Before Income Taxes

The components of loss before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31,
	2022			2021
United States	$	(98,774	)	$	(70,396	)
Foreign		(3,722	)		(2,534	)
Total	$	(102,496	)	$	(72,930	)

Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The income tax expense (benefit) was as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Current:
Federal	$	-	$	-
State		-		-
Foreign		617		331
Total current		617		331
Deferred:
Federal		-		-
State		-		-
Foreign		-		-
Total deferred		-		-
Total income tax provision	$	617	$	331

Summary of the Differences Between the Effective Income Tax Rate and the Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate

The differences between the effective income tax rate and the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate are as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2022			2021
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate		21	%		21	%
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		(16	)%		(19	)%
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities		4	%		5	%
Change in valuation allowance		(10	)%		(99	)%
Business Combination		0	%		89	%
R&D credit		2	%		0	%
Other		(2	)%		3	%
Effective income tax rate		(1	)%		0	%

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2022			2021
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	11,788		$	8,212
Basis difference in the equity of AST LLC		79,396			62,717
Other		3,680			1,495
Total deferred tax assets		94,864			72,425
Valuation allowance		(94,864	)		(72,425	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	-		$	-