10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-39040

AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	84-2027232
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Midland Intl. Air & Space Port
2901 Enterprise Lane Midland, Texas	79706
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(432) 276-3966

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	ASTS	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50	ASTSW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

☐ Large accelerated filer	☐ Accelerated filer
☒ Non-accelerated filer	☒ Smaller reporting company
	☒ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No ☒

As of  November 15, 2021, there were 51,729,904 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 per value, 51,636,922 shares of Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, and 78,163,078 shares of Class C common stock, $0.0001 par value, issued and outstanding.

AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page
Part I. Financial Information	1
Item 1. Interim Financial Statements	1
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)	1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)	2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)	3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)	4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)	6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk	41
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	41
Part II. Other Information	42
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	42
Item 1A. Risk Factors	42
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	42
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	42
Item 5. Other Information	42
Item 6. Exhibits	43
Part III. Signatures	44

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Interim Financial Statements.

AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	360,390		$	42,777
Accounts receivable		1,282			2,081
Inventory		2,726			2,591
Prepaid expenses		4,119			1,249
Other current assets		2,072			2,234
Total current assets		370,589			50,932
Property and equipment:
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress		56,677			27,013
Property and equipment, net		19,909			10,057
Total property and equipment, net		76,586			37,070
Other non-current assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets		6,783			7,045
Intangible assets, net		335			526
Goodwill		3,704			3,912
Other assets and deposits		3,010			160
Total other non-current assets		13,832			11,643
TOTAL ASSETS	$	461,007		$	99,645
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	6,656		$	4,990
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		3,377			4,222
Deferred revenue		4,850			3,401
Current operating lease liabilities		495			504
Total current liabilities		15,378			13,117
Warrant liabilities		76,108			-
Non-current operating lease liabilities		6,433			6,541
Total liabilities		97,919			19,658
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ Equity
Class A common stock, $.0001 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 51,729,704 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021		5			-
Class B common stock, $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 51,636,922 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021		5			-
Class C common stock, $.0001 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized, 78,163,078 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021		8			-
Additional paid-in capital		169,385			-
Common equity (pre-combination)		-			117,573
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(394	)		(168	)
Accumulated deficit		(67,351	)		(39,908	)
Noncontrolling interest		261,430			2,490
Total stockholders’ equity		363,088			79,987
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	461,007		$	99,645

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020			2021			2020
Revenues	$	2,450	$	2,090		$	6,185		$	3,265
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)		2,103		833			4,122			2,634
Gross profit		347		1,257			2,063			631
Operating expenses:
Engineering services		8,026		3,502			18,757			8,426
General and administrative costs		9,331		2,825			24,031			7,638
Research and development costs		4,888		17			15,491			60
Depreciation and amortization		867		112			2,049			417
Total operating expenses		23,112		6,456			60,328			16,541
Other income (expense):
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities		39,401		-			(2,276	)		-
Interest income, net		4		14			12			58
Other income (expense), net		180		4			144			(2	)
Total other income (expense), net		39,585		18			(2,120	)		56
Income (loss) before income tax expense		16,820		(5,181	)		(60,385	)		(15,854	)
Income tax expense		16		-			73			-
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest		16,804		(5,181	)		(60,458	)		(15,854	)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		12,689		350			(33,015	)		(327	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	4,115	$	(5,531	)	$	(27,443	)	$	(15,527	)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (1)
Basic	$	0.08		N/A		$	(0.31	)		N/A
Diluted	$	0.07		N/A		$	(0.31	)		N/A
Weighted average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share of common stock (1)
Basic		51,729,704		N/A			51,729,704			N/A
Diluted		51,839,841		N/A			51,729,704			N/A

(1) Earnings per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination (as defined in Note 1), as it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the readers of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 12 for further information.

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest	$	16,804		$	(5,181	)	$	(60,458	)	$	(15,854	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(220	)		294			(494	)		254
Total other comprehensive (loss) income		(220	)		294			(494	)		254
Total comprehensive income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest		16,584			(4,887	)		(60,952	)		(15,600	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		12,490			472			(33,283	)		(217	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	4,094		$	(5,359	)	$	(27,669	)	$	(15,383	)

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Class C Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Common Equity (Pre-Combination)				Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Noncontrolling			Total
	Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Capital		Shares		Values		Loss			Deficit			Interest			Equity
Balance, June 30, 2021		51,729,704	$	5		51,636,922	$	5		78,163,078	$	8	$	168,297		-	$	-	$	(373	)	$	(71,466	)	$	248,721		$	345,197
Stock-based compensation		-		-		-		-		-		-		1,088		-		-		-			-			219			1,307
Foreign currency translation adjustments		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(21	)		-			(199	)		(220	)
Net income																-		-		-			4,115			12,689			16,804
Balance, September 30, 2021		51,729,704	$	5		51,636,922	$	5		78,163,078	$	8	$	169,385		-	$	-	$	(394	)	$	(67,351	)	$	261,430		$	363,088

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Class C Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Common Equity (Pre-Combination)				Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Noncontrolling		Total
	Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Capital		Shares		Values		Loss			Deficit			Interest		Equity
Balance, June 30, 2020 (1)		-	$	-		-	$	-		-	$	-	$	-		129,787,819	$	117,350	$	(357	)	$	(25,843	)	$	1,924	$	93,074
Stock options exercised		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		12,181		1		-			-			-		1
Stock-based compensation		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		241		-			-			-		241
Foreign currency translation adjustments		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		172			-			122		294
Net (loss) income		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			(5,531	)		350		(5,181	)
Balance, September 30, 2020		-	$	-		-	$	-		-	$	-	$	-		129,800,000	$	117,592	$	(185	)	$	(31,374	)	$	2,396	$	88,429

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AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Class C Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Common Equity (Pre-Combination)						Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Noncontrolling			Total
	Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Capital		Shares			Values			Loss			Deficit			Interest			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2020 (1)		-	$	-		-	$	-		-	$	-	$	-		129,800,000		$	117,573		$	(168	)	$	(39,908	)	$	2,490		$	79,987
Stock-based compensation pre-Business Combination		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			370			-			-			-			370
Recapitalization transaction, net of transaction costs of $45.7 million		51,729,704		5		51,636,922		5		78,163,078		8		168,234		(129,800,000	)		(117,943	)		-			-			291,811			342,120
Adjustment to noncontrolling interest upon issuance of incentive units at AST LLC		-		-		-		-		-		-		63		-			-			-			-			(63	)		-
Stock-based compensation post-Business Combination		-		-		-		-		-		-		1,088		-			-			-			-			475			1,563
Foreign currency translation adjustments		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			-			(226	)		-			(268	)		(494	)
Net loss																-			-			-			(27,443	)		(33,015	)		(60,458	)
Balance, September 30, 2021		51,729,704	$	5		51,636,922	$	5		78,163,078	$	8	$	169,385		-		$	-		$	(394	)	$	(67,351	)	$	261,430		$	363,088

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Class C Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Common Equity (Pre-Combination)				Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Noncontrolling			Total
	Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Shares		Values		Capital		Shares		Values		Loss			Deficit			Interest			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2019 (1)		-	$	-		-	$	-		-	$	-	$	-		100,905,894	$	43,312	$	(329	)	$	(15,847	)	$	2,613		$	29,749
Stock options exercised		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		12,181		1		-			-			-			1
Issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs of $5,958		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		28,881,924		73,870		-			-			-			73,870
Stock-based compensation		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		409		-			-			-			409
Foreign currency translation adjustments		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		144			-			110			254
Net loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			(15,527	)		(327	)		(15,854	)
Balance, September 30, 2020		-	$	-		-	$	-		-	$	-	$	-		129,800,000	$	117,592	$	(185	)	$	(31,374	)	$	2,396		$	88,429

(1) Previously reported amounts have been adjusted for the retroactive application of the recapitalization related to the Business Combination. Refer to Note 3 for further information.

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021			2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest	$	(60,458	)	$	(15,854	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss before noncontrolling interest to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		1,878			251
Amortization of intangible assets		171			166
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities		2,276			-
Non-cash lease expense		505			221
Stock-based compensation		1,899			409
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		710			(406	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(2,700	)		(1,183	)
Inventory		(282	)		(1,613	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(1,069	)		3,310
Operating lease liabilities		(354	)		(221	)
Deferred revenue		1,662			1,981
Other assets and liabilities		(2,850	)		(122	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(58,612	)		(13,061	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(11,293	)		(3,710	)
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in process		(29,201	)		(17,007	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(40,494	)		(20,717	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Business Combination		456,420			-
Direct and incremental costs incurred for the Business Combination		(39,542	)		-
Repayment for founder bridge loan		-			(1,750	)
Proceeds from issuance of Series B Preferred Stock		-			79,833
Issuance costs from issuance of Series B Preferred Stock		-			(7,745	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		416,878			70,338
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(159	)		16
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		317,613			36,576
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		42,777			26,498
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	360,390		$	63,074
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Non-cash transactions:
Purchases of construction in process in accounts payable	$	2,266		$	1,163
Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable		1,306			-
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities as of January 1, 2020 upon adoption of ASC 842		-			6,472

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Nature of Operations

AST SpaceMobile, Inc., collectively with its subsidiaries (“SpaceMobile” or the “Company”), is an innovative satellite designer and manufacturer. SpaceMobile is currently in the process of assembling, integrating, and testing its BlueWalker 3 (“BW3”) test satellite. In addition, the Company is in the design, development, and procurement process for the SpaceMobile constellation satellites in advance of manufacturing and launching the first space-based global cellular broadband network distributed through a constellation of Low Earth Orbit Satellites (the “AST Satellite Constellation”). Once deployed and operational, the AST Satellite Constellation is designed to provide connectivity directly to standard/unmodified cellular phones or any 2G/3G/4G LTE and 5G enabled device (the “SpaceMobile Service”). At that point, we intend to offer the SpaceMobile Service to cellular subscribers and others through wholesale commercial roaming agreements with cellular service providers on a global basis. The Company operates from six locations that include its corporate headquarters and 85,000 square foot satellite assembly, integrating and testing facility in Midland, Texas, and engineering and development locations in Maryland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Israel. In addition, its 51% owned and controlled subsidiary, NanoAvionika UAB (“Nano”), is headquartered in Lithuania.

On April 6, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed a business combination (“Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain equity purchase agreement, dated as of December 15, 2020 (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”), by and among AST & Science LLC (“AST LLC”), New Providence Acquisition Corp. (“NPA”), the existing equityholders of AST LLC (“Existing Equityholders”), New Providence Acquisition Management LLC (“Sponsor”), and Mr. Abel Avellan, as representative of the Existing Equityholders. Immediately, upon the completion of the Business Combination, NPA was renamed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and AST LLC became a subsidiary of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. The Business Combination is documented in greater detail in Note 3.

Following the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the combined company is organized in an “Up-C” structure in which the business of AST LLC and its subsidiaries is held by AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and continues to operate through the subsidiaries of AST LLC, and in which SpaceMobile’s only direct assets consist of equity interests in AST LLC. The Company’s common stock and warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “ASTS” and “ASTSW”, respectively. As the managing member of AST LLC, SpaceMobile has full, exclusive and complete discretion to manage and control the business of AST LLC and to take all action it deems necessary, appropriate, advisable, incidental, or convenient to accomplish the purposes of AST LLC and, accordingly, the financial statements are being prepared on a consolidated basis with SpaceMobile.

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and the Company may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

There continues to be uncertainties regarding the pandemic of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), and the Company is closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of its business, including how it will impact its customers, employees, suppliers, vendors, and business partners. Any estimates made herein may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained, and actual results could differ materially from any estimates made herein under different assumptions or conditions. The Company has evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the period ended September 30, 2021 and has not realized a material impact to the Company’s technology development efforts or operations. The Company is unable to predict the impact that COVID-19 may have on its financial position and operations moving forward due to the numerous uncertainties. The Company will continue to assess the evolving impact of COVID-19.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. The December 31, 2020 balances reported herein are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of AST LLC. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Pursuant to the Business Combination, the transaction between the Company and AST LLC was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, NPA was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of AST LLC issuing stock for the net assets of the Company, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of AST LLC are stated at historical cost and net assets of NPA are stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations prior to the Business Combination are those of AST LLC. The shares and corresponding capital amounts prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 contained in our Form 8-K dated April 12, 2021. The results of operations for the periods presented are not indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any other interim period or other future year.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience when available and on other market-specific or other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, useful lives assigned to property and equipment, the fair values of warrant liabilities, valuation and potential impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, and equity-based compensation expense. The Company assesses estimates on an ongoing basis; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s cash consists of cash maintained within standard bank accounts at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured financial institutions. The Company’s cash equivalents consist of short-term money market funds. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity date of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value, either upon initial recognition or for subsequent accounting or reporting. The fair value of the financial instruments disclosed herein is not necessarily representative of the amount that could be realized or settled, nor does the fair value amount consider the tax consequences of realization or settlement.

In assessing the fair value of financial instruments, the Company uses a variety of methods and assumptions, which are based on estimates of market conditions and risks existing at the time. For certain instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, it was estimated that the carrying amount approximated fair value because of the short maturities of these instruments.

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Inventories

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the first-in first-out (FIFO) method. The cost of work-in-progress comprises raw materials, satellite componentry, direct labor, and other direct engineering costs. No reserve for excess and/or obsolete inventory was recognized in the periods presented. The Company’s inventory balance was $2.7 million and $2.6 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Property and Equipment

The Company records property and equipment at cost. Repairs and maintenance costs that do not extend the useful life or enhance the productive capacity of an asset are expensed as incurred and recorded as part of general and administrative operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Upon retirement or disposal of property and equipment, the Company derecognizes the cost and accumulated depreciation balance associated with the asset, with a resulting gain or loss from disposal included in the determination of net income or loss. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and any additions or improvements which extend the useful life of an asset or increase its productive capacity are capitalized. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives which the Company has assigned to its underlying asset classes, which are as follows:

	Estimated Useful Life
Computers, software, and equipment	2 to 5 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term
Satellite antenna	5 years
Test and lab equipment	5 years
Phased array test facility	5 years
Assembly and integration equipment	5 years
Furniture and fixtures	7 years
Vehicles	5 years

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, except for goodwill, consist of property and equipment and definite lived acquired intangible assets, such as developed technology and tradenames. Long-lived assets, except for goodwill, are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be fully recoverable. The Company continually evaluates whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate that the estimated remaining useful life of long-lived assets and definite lived intangible assets may warrant revision or if events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may be impaired. To compute whether assets have been impaired, the estimated undiscounted future cash flows for the estimated remaining useful life of the assets are compared to the carrying value. To the extent that the future cash flows are less than the carrying value, the assets are written down to the estimated fair value of the asset. There were no impairment charges for long-lived assets recognized for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Goodwill

The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the goodwill may be impaired. Goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level, which is considered an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. The Company has two reporting units: AST LLC and Nano. However, given no goodwill has been allocated to the AST LLC reporting unit, the Company identifies Nano as the sole reporting unit for purposes of goodwill impairment testing.

The annual goodwill impairment test is based on either a qualitative or quantitative assessment. We have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If management determines this is the case, we are required to perform a quantitative assessment. A quantitative assessment is an analysis of the fair value of the reporting unit compared to its carrying value. A goodwill impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. The Company performs the annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter each year. There were no impairment charges for goodwill recognized for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

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Warrant Liabilities

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480 - Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Management’s assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period-end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance and subject to remeasurement each balance sheet date with changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants to be recognized as an unrealized gain or loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Engineering Costs

Engineering costs are charged to expense as incurred. Engineering costs consist primarily of the expenses associated with our ongoing engineering efforts to establish feasibility of our satellites, as well as the cost of internal staff (such as engineers and consultants) to support these efforts. Currently, major engineering activities include the manufacturing and assembly of the satellite components required for the BW3 test satellite at the Company’s Midland, Texas facility and the development and design of the first commercial satellite launches for a first constellation phase of 20 satellites (the “BB1 Satellites”). The Company has established alternative uses (separate economic value) for BW3 test satellite and therefore, the hard costs (i.e., test equipment, antennas, sensors, cables, launch vehicles) and other nonrecurring costs solely associated with the Company’s BW3 test satellite developments are capitalized to its construction in progress (“CIP”) account, and presented on its condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs consist principally of non-recurring engineering development efforts in which the Company typically engages third-party vendors, including engineering, design, and development for the BB1 Satellites materials and supplies, license costs, contract services, and other outside expenses. Costs for certain research and development activities are recognized in line with the completion of specific tasks using information from the Company’s vendors on their actual costs incurred. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual arrangements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and reflected in the financial statements as prepaid or accrued expenses.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue related to sales of manufactured small satellites and their components as well as launch related services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and its related amendments (collectively known as “ASC 606”). In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of revenue reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with the customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

Costs to obtain the Company’s contracts are capitalized and amortized over the expected customer benefit period, and typically include commissions paid to external parties or distributors. Sales commissions are considered incremental costs in obtaining a new contract and thus are appropriately capitalized. Costs to fulfill the Company’s contracts, such as our overhead costs and third-party costs to manufacture, do not meet the specified capitalization criteria (i.e., do not generate or enhance resources of the Company) and as such are expensed as incurred. Costs to obtain and fulfill the Company’s contracts were immaterial as of September 30, 2021 and 2020.

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Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit with greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. There were no uncertain tax positions and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In conjunction with the Business Combination, the Company entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) with AST LLC. Pursuant to the TRA, the Company is required to pay the Existing Equityholders (i) 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of (A) existing tax basis of certain assets of AST LLC and its subsidiaries attributable to AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (B) tax basis adjustments resulting from taxable exchanges of AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (C) tax deductions in respect of portions of certain payments made under the TRA, and (D) certain tax attributes that are acquired directly or indirectly by the Company pursuant to a reorganization transaction. All such payments to the Existing Equityholders of AST LLC are the obligations of the Company, and not that of AST LLC. As of September 30, 2021, there have been no exchanges of AST LLC units for Class A common stock of the Company and, accordingly, no TRA liabilities have been recognized.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for equity awards, including grants of stock options and restricted stock units, in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all equity-based payments to employees, which includes grants of employee equity awards, to be recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) based on their grant date fair values. The Company estimates the grant date fair value of stock options granted to employees, non-employees, and non-employee members of the Board of Directors using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Use of the Black-Scholes model requires the Company to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of stock options, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. The fair value of restricted stock units granted to employees, non-employees and non-employee members of the Board of Directors is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date. For awards that vest based solely on achievement of a service condition, the Company recognizes expense on a straight-line basis over the period during which the award holder provides such services. For awards that vest based on both service and performance conditions, the Company recognizes expense using a graded method for such awards only to the extent it believes achievement of the performance conditions are probable. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur and reverses any previously recognized compensation cost associated with forfeited awards. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation for awards granted to non-employees in a similar fashion to the way it accounts for stock-based compensation awards to employees.

The Company issues stock-based compensation awards to the employees, non-employees, and non-employee directors of its subsidiaries. The Company accounts for the compensation associated with these awards by offsetting expense with additional paid-in capital.

The Company’s less than wholly owned subsidiary, AST LLC, issues stock-based compensation awards to its employees, non-employees, and non-employee directors. The exercise of these awards would decrease SpaceMobile’s ownership interest in AST LLC. The Company accounts for the compensation associated with these awards similarly to the awards described above; however, the offset to the expense is recorded to noncontrolling interest rather than additional paid-in capital.

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Collaboration Agreements

The Company considers the nature and contractual terms of an arrangement and assess whether the arrangement involves a joint operating activity pursuant to which it is an active participant and exposed to significant risks and rewards with respect to the arrangement. If the Company is an active participant and exposed to the significant risks and rewards with respect to the arrangement, it accounts for these arrangements pursuant to ASC Topic 808 - Collaborative Arrangements, as amended by ASU 2018-18 (“ASC 808”), and applies a systematic and rational approach to recognize revenue (unless parts of the arrangement are within the scope of other authoritative accounting literature or can be appropriately analogized to other authoritative accounting literature).

Net Income (Loss) per Share

The Company reports both basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and excludes the dilutive effect of warrants, stock options, and other types of convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and the dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and other types of convertible securities are included in the calculation. Dilutive securities are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation if their effect is anti-dilutive, such as in periods where we report a net loss.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables. The Company maintains its cash in accounts at financial institutions that the Company believes are of high credit quality. At times, the cash balance may exceed federally insured limits. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries may deposit cash at institutions that are not insured by the FDIC. Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2021 are subject to minimal credit risk.

The Company’s subsidiary, Nano, which accounted for 100% of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, derives its revenue from a small number of customers. Four customers accounted for approximately 67% of the Company’s trade receivables as of September 30, 2021, and two customers accounted for approximately 76% of the Company’s trade receivables as of December 31, 2020. Three customers accounted for approximately 36% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and four customers accounted for approximately 74% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company manages credit risk by reviewing the counterparties’ credit at least quarterly.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses

The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated from local currency into reporting currency, which is U.S. dollars, using the current exchange rate at the balance sheet date for assets and liabilities, and the weighted average exchange rate prevailing during the period for revenues and expenses. The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the local currency for each entity and, accordingly, translation adjustments for these subsidiaries are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are reflected as other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company has determined that it operates in one operating segment, as the CODM reviews financial information presented on a combined basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470- 20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, to reduce complexity in applying U.S. GAAP to certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The guidance in ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock by removing the requirements to separately present certain conversion features in equity. The amendments in ASU 2020-06 are effective for public entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer, excluding smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Entities should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and cannot adopt the guidance in an interim reporting period. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2021. The new standard did not have a material effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which amended the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions to the guidance for income taxes related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences as well as simplifying aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021 and it did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Accounting Standards Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted

In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). The guidance clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to promote consistency among reporting of an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

All other new accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet effective or adopted have been deemed to be not relevant to the Company and, accordingly, are not expected to have a material impact once adopted.

3. Business Combination

On April 6, 2021, the Company completed the Business Combination with AST LLC pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to ASC 805 – Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), for financial accounting and reporting purposes, AST LLC was deemed the accounting acquirer and the Company was treated as the accounting acquiree, and the Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Accordingly, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of AST LLC issuing stock (“AST LLC Common Units”) for the net assets of NPA, accompanied by a recapitalization. Under this method of accounting, the pre-Business Combination consolidated financial statements of the Company are the historical financial statements of AST LLC. The net assets of NPA were stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are consolidated with AST LLC’s financial statements on the Closing date. As a result of the Business Combination with the Company, the AST LLC Series A and Series B convertible preferred stock were converted to AST LLC Common Units. The shares and net income (loss) available to holders of the Company’s common stock, prior to the Business Combination, have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (the Private Investment in Public Entity Investors, or “PIPE Investors”), whereby it issued 23,000,000 Class A shares of common stock at $10.00 per share (the “Private Placement Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $230.0 million (the “Private Placement”), which closed simultaneously with the consummation of the Business Combination.

On the closing date of the Business Combination, the Company completed the acquisition of AST LLC and in return AST LLC and the Existing Equityholders received (i) $416.9 million in cash, net of transaction expenses, (ii) 51.6 million shares of Class B common stock, and (iii) 78.2 million shares of Class C common stock. In connection with the Business Combination, the Company incurred direct and incremental costs of approximately $45.7 million related to the equity issuance, consisting primarily of investment banking, legal, accounting and other professional fees, which were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The shares of non-economic Class B and Class C common stock of the Company entitle each share to one vote and ten votes per share, respectively. The non-economic Class B and Class C shares were issued to the Existing Equityholders to maintain the established voting percentage of SpaceMobile, as determined in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

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As a result of the Business Combination, the Company, organized as a C corporation, owns an equity interest in AST LLC in what is commonly referred to as an “Up-C” structure. AST LLC is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Also, the Company has a controlling ownership interest in a Lithuanian subsidiary that is subject to foreign income taxes and is also treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state and local taxes. Accordingly, for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes, all income, losses, and other tax attributes pass through to the members’ income tax returns, and no U.S. federal and state and local provision for income taxes has been recorded for these entities in the consolidated financial statements. Certain foreign wholly-owned entities are taxed as corporations in the jurisdictions in which they operate, and accruals for such taxes are included in the consolidated financial statements.

As a result of the Up-C structure, the noncontrolling interest is held by the Existing Equityholders who retained 71.5% of the economic ownership percentage of AST LLC. The noncontrolling interest is classified as permanent equity within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as the Company, acting through the redemption election committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Redemption Election Committee”), may only elect to settle a redemption request in cash if the cash delivered in the exchange is limited to the cash proceeds to be received from a new permanent equity offering through issuance of Class A common stock.

In conjunction with the Business Combination, the Company also entered into the TRA with AST LLC. Pursuant to the TRA, the Company is required to pay the Existing Equityholders (i) 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of (A) existing tax basis of certain assets of AST LLC and its subsidiaries attributable to the AST LLC Common Units, (B) tax basis adjustments resulting from taxable exchanges of AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (C) tax deductions in respect of portions of certain payments made under the TRA, and (D) certain tax attributes that are acquired directly or indirectly by the Company pursuant to a reorganization transaction. All such payments to the Existing Equityholders of AST LLC are the obligations of the Company, and not that of AST LLC. As of September 30, 2021, there have been no exchanges of AST LLC units for Class A common stock of the Company and, accordingly, no TRA liabilities have been recognized.

The Company recorded a net deferred tax asset of $71.7 million for the difference between the book value and tax basis of the Company’s investment in AST LLC at the time of the Business Combination. The Company has assessed the realizability of their deferred tax assets and in that analysis has considered the relevant positive and negative evidence available to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. As a result, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset resulting from the Business Combination.

4. Fair Value Measurement

The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 - Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

●  Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

●  Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

● Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

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The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):

Description	Level		September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets:
Cash equivalents		1	$	352,011	$	-
Liabilities:
Public warrant liability		1	$	45,425	$	-
Private placement warrant liability		2	$	30,683	$	-

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $360.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, of which $352.0 million is classified as cash equivalents, which consists principally of short-term money market funds with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Warrant liabilities are comprised of both publicly issued warrants (“Public Warrants”) and private placement warrants (“Private Placement Warrants”), exercisable for shares of Class A common stock of the Company. Warrant liabilities are documented in greater detail at Note 10. As of September 30, 2021, the Public Warrants are classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker “ASTSW”.

The Private Warrants are valued using a Black-Scholes-Merton Model. As of September 30, 2021, the Private Warrants are classified as Level 2 as the transfer of Private Warrants to anyone outside of a small group of individuals who are permitted transferees would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants. For this reason, the Company determined that the volatility of each Private Warrant is equivalent to that of each Public Warrant.

The Company’s Black-Scholes-Merton model to value Private Warrants required the use of the following subjective assumption inputs:

● The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on a weighted average of the three and five-year U.S. Treasury rate, which was commensurate with the contractual term of the Warrants, which expire on the earlier of (i) five years after the completion of the initial business combination and (ii) upon redemption or liquidation. An increase in the risk-free interest rate, in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa.

● The expected volatility assumption was based on the implied volatility of the Company’s publicly-traded warrants, which as of September 30, 2021 was 59.1%.

5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Satellite testing and lab equipment	$	13,617		$	5,324
Computers, software, and equipment		2,435			1,707
Leasehold improvements		6,101			3,537
Other		531			404
Property and equipment		22,684			10,972
Accumulated depreciation		(2,775	)		(915	)
Property and equipment, net		19,909			10,057
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress		56,677			27,013
Total property and equipment, net	$	76,586		$	37,070

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $1.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

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6. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

On November 13, 2018, AST LLC entered into both an Economic Development Agreement (the “EDA”) and a sublease agreement with Midland Development Corporation. The premise of the EDA was to create jobs in the Midland, Texas area, as well as, to have AST LLC improve the land, office and hangar spaces at the leased facility located at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Midland, Texas.

The leased facility included office space (44,988 SF), hangar A (28,480 SF), hangar B (11,900 SF), and land (approximately 238,000 SF). The term of the lease commenced on November 21, 2018 and extends through November 20, 2033. Pursuant to the agreement, the base rental payments for the first five years will be abated, provided that the Company prepays the rent in each period and achieves an increasing level of financial commitments, measured annually on March 31st of each of the first five years of the lease. The Company can qualify for an additional five years (years six through ten of the term) of abatements which are contingent upon the Company achieving its commitments through the first five years of the lease and maintaining or exceeding those year five commitment levels in years six through year ten of the term. These commitments include 1) the total number of full-time jobs and the related annual payroll costs and 2) cumulative capital investments in personal property and improvements to the existing land/structures. The Company recognizes the lease reimbursements as an offset to rent expense for the related reimbursable month when the contingency is probable of being resolved.

The Company’s other operating leasehold obligations include additional office space in Maryland, Spain, Israel, United Kingdom and Lithuania. The Company’s leases have established fixed payment terms which are subject to annual rent increases throughout the term of each lease agreement. The Company’s lease agreements have varying non-cancellable rental periods which include options for the Company to extend portions of its lease terms. The Company early adopted ASU 2016-02 – Leases (“ASC 842”) as of January 1, 2020 (“the adoption date”) using the modified retrospective method which did not require it to restate prior periods and did not have an impact on retained earnings. Management considered that it was not reasonably certain to exercise any extension options present in its lease arrangements that are outstanding as of the adoption date, with the exception of the Texas sublease. In addition, the Company’s leases have similar terms in which they may terminate the lease prior to the end date but must provide advanced notice. The Company is not reasonably certain to exercise the right to terminate their agreements.

The Company also elected to apply a practical expedient provided in ASC 842, which provides that leases with an initial term of 12 months or less and no purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain of exercising will not be included within the lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company also elected to apply a practical expedient to combine the non-lease components (which include common area maintenance, taxes and insurance) with the related lease component. The Company applies these practical expedients to all asset classes.

Incremental Borrowing Rate

The Company derives its incremental borrowing rate from information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents a collateralized rate of interest the Company would have to pay to borrow over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The Company’s lease agreements do not provide implicit rates. As the Company did not have any external borrowings at the adoption date with comparable terms to its lease agreements, the Company estimated its incremental borrowing rate based on the lowest grade of debt available in the marketplace for the same term as the associated lease(s). The Company elected to use an 11.9% discount rate for its main, shorter-term operating leases (generally two (2) to five (5) year leases), with the exception of a shorter-term lease entered into during the three months ended September 30, 2021, in which the Company elected to use an 8% discount rate. For the Texas sublease, which is greater than 10 years, the Company elected to use a 15% discount rate.

Operating Leases

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Short-term operating lease expense	$	15	$	13	$	70	$	24
Operating lease expense		123		79		352		180
Total lease expense	$	138	$	92	$	422	$	204

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):

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	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	334	$	207
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	$	269	$	635

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of September 30, 2021 was as follows:

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)	10.8
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	14	%

As of September 30, 2021, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,	Amount
2021 (Remaining 3 months)	$	378
2022		1,364
2023		1,370
2024		1,282
2025		1,183
Thereafter		7,886
Total lease payments		13,463
Less effects of discounting		(6,535	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	6,928

Legal Proceedings

The Company is not a party to any material litigation and does not have contingency reserves established for any litigation liabilities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance at beginning of the period	$	3,912
Translation adjustments		(208	)
Balance at end of the period	$	3,704

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Intangible Assets

Identified intangible assets are comprised of the following as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Useful Lives		September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Developed technology		5	$	1,100		$	1,161
Trademarks and domain name		15		23			23
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization				1,123			1,184
Accumulated amortization				(788	)		(658	)
Total net intangible assets subject to amortization			$	335		$	526

The aggregate amortization expense for each of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was less than $0.1 million. The aggregate amortization expense for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.2 million. Based on the carrying value of identified intangible assets recorded at September 30, 2021, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the amortization expense is expected to be as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
2021 (remaining 3 months)	$	55
2022		221
2023		38
2024		2
2025 and Thereafter		19
	$	335

8. Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company’s subsidiary, Nano, recognizes revenue related to sales of manufactured small satellites and their components, as well as launch related services. Currently, this is the Company’s only source of revenue. In general, the Company recognizes revenue for services provided over time as the Company’s performance does not result in an asset with an alternative use and the Company is entitled to be compensated for performance completed to date. The Company recognizes revenue for services provided over time based on an output method, under which the total value of revenue is recognized based on each contract’s deliverable(s) as they are completed and when value is transferred to a customer. Certain of the Company’s performance obligations do not meet the criteria for over time recognition such as satellite hardware and subsystems. In these scenarios, the Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of the performance obligation to the customer. Revenue recognized over time versus revenue recognized upon transfer for the periods ending September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenue from performance obligations recognized over time	$	2,189	$	1,871	$	4,769	$	2,538
Revenue from performance obligations recognized at point-in-time transfer		261		219		1,416		727
Total	$	2,450	$	2,090	$	6,185	$	3,265

Contract Balances

Contract assets relate to our conditional right to consideration for our completed performance under the contract. Contract liabilities relate to payments received in advance of performance under the contract. Contract liabilities (i.e., deferred revenue) are recognized as revenue as (or when) the Company performs under the contract. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $0.4 million of revenue related to its deferred revenue balance at January 1, 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $1.5 million of revenue related to its deferred revenue balance at January 1, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had deferred revenue of $4.9 million classified in current liabilities related to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied. The Company expects to recognize the revenue associated with satisfying these performance obligations within the next 12 months.

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Accounts Receivable

The Company receives payments from customers based on a billing schedule as established in our contracts. Accounts receivable includes amounts billed and currently due from customers. Accounts receivable are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. The Company did not reserve an allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020 given historical experience and management’s evaluation of outstanding accounts receivable at period end.

9. Stockholders’ Equity

Prior to the Business Combination, NPA was a Special Purpose Acquisition Company or a “blank check company”, defined as a development stage company formed for the sole purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As of the closing of the Business Combination, the Company held a 28.5% ownership interest in AST LLC. The Company also became the managing member of AST LLC, allowing it to control the operating decisions of AST LLC. This resulted in the Company obtaining a controlling financial interest in AST LLC. The Company’s sole operating assets consists of the business operations, intellectual property, and other assets of AST LLC and its subsidiaries.

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest represents the equity interest in AST LLC held by holders other than the Company. On April 6, 2021, upon the close of the Business Combination, the Existing Equityholders’ equity ownership percentage in AST LLC was approximately 71.5%. The Company has consolidated the financial position and results of operations of AST LLC and reflected the proportionate interest held by the Existing Equityholders as noncontrolling interest in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of September 30, 2021, the Existing Equityholders’ equity ownership percentage in AST LLC was approximately 71.5%.

Class A Common Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were 51,729,704 million shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. The Company is authorized to issue 800,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

Class B Common Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were 51,636,922 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Shares of Class B common stock were issued to the Existing Equityholders of AST LLC (other than Mr. Abel Avellan) in connection with the Business Combination and are non-economic, but entitle the holder to one vote per share. The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

The Existing Equityholders (other than Mr. Abel Avellan) own economic interests in AST LLC which are redeemable into either shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or cash at the option of the Redemption Election Committee. Upon redemption of the AST LLC Common Units by the Existing Equityholders (other than Mr. Abel Avellan), a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock held by such Existing Equityholders will be cancelled. The Class B common stock is subject to a lock-up, during which the shares cannot be transferred until April 6, 2022, the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination.

Class C Common Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were 78,163,078 million shares of Class C common stock issued and outstanding. Shares of Class C common stock were issued to Mr. Abel Avellan in connection with the Business Combination and are non-economic, but entitle the holder to ten votes per share (the “Super-Voting Rights”). The Company is authorized to issue 125,000,000 shares of Class C common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

Mr. Abel Avellan owns economic interests in AST LLC which are redeemable into either shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or cash at the option of the Redemption Election Committee. Upon redemption of the AST LLC Common Units by Mr. Avel Avellan, a corresponding number of shares of Class C common stock held by Mr. Abel Avellan will be cancelled. Correspondingly, the Super-Voting Rights associated with the Class C common stock will be terminated. The Class C common stock is subject to a one-year lock-up, during which the shares cannot be transferred until April 6, 2022, the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination.

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Preferred Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding. The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors.

10. Warrant Liabilities

At September 30, 2021, there were 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 6,100,000 Private Placement Warrants outstanding. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a holder of Public Warrants may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A common stock. This means that only a whole warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder. The Public Warrants expire on April 6, 2026, five years after the Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company may redeem the Public Warrants under the following conditions:

● In whole and not in part;

● At a price of $0.01 per warrant;

● Upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and

● If, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

The redemption criteria discussed above prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and SpaceMobile issues a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A common stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company recorded warrant liabilities of $76.1 million in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized a gain of $39.4 million and a loss of $2.3 million, respectively, on the change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

11. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation, measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, is typically recognized ratably over the requisite services period, using the straight-line method of expense attribution. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following categories of its condensed consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Engineering services	$	546	$	147	$	1,085	$	275
General and administrative costs		755		94		814		134
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress		6		-		34		-
Total	$	1,307	$	241	$	1,933	$	409

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The Company estimates the fair value of the stock option awards to employees, non-employees and non-employee members of the Board of Directors using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including (i) the expected volatility of our stock, (ii) the expected term of the award, (iii) the risk-free interest rate, and (iv) any expected dividends. Due to the lack of company-specific historical and implied volatility data, the Company based the estimate of expected volatility on the estimated and expected volatilities of a representative group of publicly traded companies. For these analyses, the Company selects companies with comparable characteristics including enterprise value, risk profiles, position within the industry, and with historical share price information sufficient to meet the expected life of the stock-based awards. The Company computes the historical volatility data using the daily closing prices for the selected companies’ shares during the equivalent period of the calculated expected term of the stock-based awards. The Company will continue to apply this process until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of the Company’s stock price becomes available. For awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options, the Company estimates the expected life of the employee stock options using the “simplified” method, whereby, the expected life equals the average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option. The expected term of stock options granted to non-employees is equal to the contractual term of the option award. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company elects to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than apply an estimated forfeiture rate to stock-based payment expense.

The fair value of restricted stock units granted to employees, non-employees, and non-employee members of the Board of Directors is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date. The Company elects to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than apply an estimated forfeiture rate to stock-based payment expense.

AST LLC 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Prior to the Business Combination, under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“AST LLC Incentive Plan”), AST LLC was authorized to issue ordinary shares, as well as options exercisable for ordinary shares, as incentives to its employees, non-employees, and non-employee members of its Board of Directors. The issuance of share options and ordinary shares is administered by the Board of Directors using standardized share option and share subscription agreements. Following the Business Combination, no further grants will be made under the AST LLC Incentive Plan. However, the AST LLC Incentive Plan will continue to govern the terms and conditions of the outstanding awards granted under it.

There were two types of options granted under the AST LLC Incentive Plan: (1) service-based options and (2) performance-based options. Service-based options typically vest over a five year service period with 20% of the award vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s commencement date, and the balance thereafter in 48 equal monthly installments. Certain service-based options also provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control or other performance condition as defined by the AST LLC Incentive Plan. Performance-based options typically vest on the earliest date that any of the following occurs: (i) AST LLC effects an initial public offering and becomes a reporting company, (ii) AST LLC experiences a change of control, or (iii) other specified performance conditions. Both service-based and performance-based options typically expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant.

In connection with the Closing, AST LLC entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Operating Agreement (the “A&R Operating Agreement”), which, among other things, restructured the capitalization of AST LLC to reclassify all of the existing AST LLC options into AST LLC incentive equity units (the “AST LLC Incentive Equity Units”). In connection with the reclassification of the AST LLC options into AST LLC Incentive Equity Units, the maximum number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units which may be issued under the AST LLC Incentive Plan were proportionately adjusted to be equal to (a) the share limit under the AST LLC Incentive Plan as of the effective date of the A&R Operating Agreement, multiplied by (b) 14.50149869 (rounded down to the nearest whole number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units). Additionally, each unexpired and unexercised outstanding AST LLC option, whether vested or unvested, was proportionately adjusted such that (a) each AST LLC option will be exercisable for that number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units equal to the product determined by multiplying (x) the number of AST LLC options that were issuable upon exercise immediately prior to the Closing by (y) 14.50149869 (rounded down to the nearest whole number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units) and (b) the per unit exercise price for the AST LLC Incentive Equity Units issuable upon exercise of such AST LLC option shall be equal to the quotient of (x) the exercise price per AST LLC option immediately prior to the Closing divided by (y) 14.50149869 (rounded down to the nearest millionth). Each AST LLC option continues to be subject to the terms of the AST LLC Incentive Plan and the applicable award agreement evidencing such AST LLC option, and is further subject in all regards to the terms and conditions of the A&R Operating Agreement. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the A&R Operating Agreement, each AST LLC Incentive Equity Unit is redeemable for one share of Class A Common Stock on the later of the (i) 24-month anniversary of the consummation of the Business Combination and (ii) six-month anniversary from the vesting date. As a result of the Business Combination, there was no incremental compensation cost and the terms of the outstanding awards, including fair value, vesting conditions and classification, were unchanged.

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As of September 30, 2021, AST LLC was authorized to issue a total of 12,812,959 ordinary shares under a reserve set aside for equity awards. As of September 30, 2021, there were 12,402,116 options outstanding under the AST LLC Incentive Plan. Following the Business Combination on April 6, 2021, no further equity award grants were made under the AST LLC Incentive Plan.

The following table summarizes AST LLC’s option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Options			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		11,822,100		$	0.20		2.04
Granted		806,283			10.00
Exercised		(15,227	)		0.06
Cancelled or forfeited		(211,040	)		0.92
Outstanding at September 30, 2021		12,402,116		$	0.83		1.60
Options exercisable as of September 30, 2021		7,096,395		$	0.23		1.53
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2021		12,402,116		$	0.83		1.60

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		6,526,494		$	0.16
Granted		806,283			4.15
Vested		(1,877,862	)		0.29
Forfeited		(149,175	)		0.56
Unvested at September 30, 2021		5,305,740		$	0.71

The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $4.15 and $0.33, respectively.

As of September 30, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested stock options was $3.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the assumptions used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, presented on a weighted average basis:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Exercise price	$	10.00
Fair market value	$	4.15
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%
Expected term (in years)		6.3
Expected volatility		42.24	%
Weighted-average risk-free rate		0.55	%

SpaceMobile 2020 Incentive Award Plan

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the “2020 Plan”). Awards may be made under the 2020 Plan covering an aggregate number of Class A common stock shares equal to 10,800,000. Any shares distributed pursuant to an award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Common Stock, treasury Common Stock or Common Stock purchased on the open market. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, dividend equivalents, restricted stock units, incentive unit awards, stock appreciation rights, and other stock or cash-based awards. Each incentive unit issued pursuant to an award, if any, shall count as one share for purposes of calculating the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.

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Two types of equity awards have been granted under the 2020 Plan: (1) service-based options and (2) service-based and performance-based restricted stock units. Service-based options typically vest over a four year service period with 25% of the award vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s commencement date, and the balance thereafter in 36 equal monthly installments. Service-based restricted stock units typically vest over a four year service period with 25% of the award vesting on each anniversary of the employee’s vesting commencement date. Performance-based restricted stock units typically vest on the earliest date that any of the following occurs: (i) the Company attains an incremental capital investment, or (ii) other specified performance conditions. Options typically expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant.

Stock Options

As of September 30, 2021, there were 1,146,454 service-based options outstanding under the 2020 Plan.

The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity under the 2020 Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		-	$	-		-
Granted		1,146,454		9.95
Exercised		-		-
Cancelled or forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at September 30, 2021		1,146,454	$	9.95		3.47
Options exercisable as of September 30, 2021		27,893	$	10.00		2.85
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2021		1,146,454	$	9.95		3.47

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested option activity for the period ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		-		$	-
Granted		1,146,454			4.14
Vested		(27,893	)		4.16
Forfeited		-			-
Unvested at September 30, 2021		1,118,561		$	4.13

The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $4.14. There were no stock options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. There were no exercises during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested stock options was $4.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.5 years.

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the assumptions used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, presented on a weighted average basis:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Exercise price	$	9.95
Fair market value	$	4.14
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%
Expected term (in years)		6.1
Expected volatility		42.34	%
Weighted-average risk-free rate		0.97	%

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Restricted Stock Units

As of September 30, 2021, there were 1,804,051 restricted stock units outstanding under the 2020 Plan.

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		-	$	-
Granted		1,804,051		10.11
Vested		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Unvested at September 30, 2021		1,804,051	$	10.11

For the period ended September 30, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested restricted stock units was $12.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.6 years.

SpaceMobile 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The aggregate number of common stock shares that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the ESPP is 2,000,000 shares. If any right granted under the ESPP shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the shares not purchased under such right shall again become available for issuance under the ESPP. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had not issued any awards under this plan.

12. Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders adjusted for the assumed exchange of all potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive elements.

Prior to the Business Combination, the membership structure of AST LLC included units which shared in the profits and losses of AST LLC. The Company analyzed the calculation of earnings per unit for periods prior to the Business Combination and determined that it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the readers of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Therefore, earnings per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination on April 6, 2021. The basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 represent only the period of April 6, 2021 to September 30, 2021.

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The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock:

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021			September 30, 2021
	(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest	$	16,804		$	(60,458	)
Net loss attributable to AST LLC pre Business Combination		-			(11,580	)
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest post Business Combination		12,689			(33,015	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic	$	4,115		$	(15,863	)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Noncontrolling interest		(278	)		-
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$	3,837		$	(15,863	)
Denominator
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic		51,729,704			51,729,704
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		110,137			-
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted		51,839,841			51,729,704
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	$	0.08		$	(0.31	)
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$	0.07		$	(0.31	)

Shares of the Company’s Class B and Class C common stock do not participate in the earnings or losses of the Company and are therefore not participating securities. As such, separate presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share of Class B and Class C common stock under the two-class method has not been presented.

At September 30, 2021, the Company excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share 51,636,922 shares of Class B common stock, 78,163,078 shares of Class C common stock, 11,500,000 Public Warrants outstanding, 6,100,000 Private Warrants outstanding, and 485,000 unvested performance-based restricted stock units as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

13. Related Parties

Founder Bridge Loan

On July 11, 2019, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement with the founder and Chief Executive Officer of AST LLC (the “Founder Note”). Under the terms of the original and amended agreement dated September 10, 2019, the principal amount borrowed by the Company was $1.75 million bearing interest at 2.37% per annum. The interest expense related to the Founder Note was less than $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. AST LLC repaid all amounts outstanding relating to the Founder Note on March 3, 2020.

CFO Note

On December 15, 2017, AST LLC issued 110,000 Existing AST LLC Common Units to its Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Thomas Severson, in exchange for a $100,000 promissory note in favor of AST LLC (the “CFO Note”). The CFO Note accrued interest monthly at a rate of 2.0% and was payable on the earlier of (1) December 15, 2027 and (2) the occurrence of any of the following with respect to AST LLC: (i) a sale, (ii) merger, (iii) other transaction where AST LLC is not the majority, by voting power, of the surviving or resulting company, or (iv) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition by AST LLC of all or substantially all of its assets. Mr. Severson repaid all principal and interest amounts under the CFO Note in December 2020.

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InMotion Holdings LLC

AST owns 51% of and controls NanoAvionika UAB, a private limited liability company organized and existing under the law of the Republic of Lithuania (“Nano Lithuania”). Pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement dated November 7, 2017 (the “Investment Agreement”) by and among Nano Lithuania, InMotion Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company wholly-owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Abel Avellan (“InMotion”), and the other parties to the Investment Agreement, InMotion owns one share of Nano Lithuania. Pursuant to the terms of a Service Agreement between Nano Lithuania and InMotion dated March 1, 2018 (the “Services Agreement”), InMotion is to provide consulting services including but not limited to marketing, sale support and general management support to Nano Lithuania. In connection with the Service Agreement, InMotion is entitled to receive an option to acquire 2,919 newly issued shares of Nano Lithuania at EUR 305.64 per share (the “Option”) and a management fee totaling $15,000 per month; however, during the term of the Service Agreement, no management fees have been billed to, or collected from, Nano Lithuania, and InMotion intend to enter into an amendment to the Service Agreement to provide that its sole compensation under the Service Agreement will be the Option. In addition, AST LLC owns 51% of and controls NanoAvionics US LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nano US”). Pursuant to that certain Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement dated February 21, 2020 (the “Operating Agreement”) by and among Nano US, InMotion, and the other parties to the Operating Agreement, InMotion owns one share of Nano US and an option to acquire 2,919 newly issued shares of Nano US at an equivalent price per share as the option in Nano Lithuania, representing collectively with such one share, a 13% interest on a fully-diluted basis.

Support Services Agreement and Production Services Agreement

On January 20, 2020, the Company entered into the Support Services Agreement with Finser Corporation (“Finser”), which is part of the Cisneros Group of Companies, of which Ms. Adriana Cisneros, a member of the Board of Directors is the Chief Executive Officer, whereby Finser will provide the Company consulting and administrative support services. The Company incurred less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million in consulting services for the three and nine month periods, respectively, ended September 30, 2021, which were included within the general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

On January 28, 2021, AST LLC entered into a production services agreement (the “Production Services Agreement”) with Cisneros Media Distribution LLC (“Cisneros Media”), which is part of the Cisneros Group of Companies. Under the terms of the Production Services Agreement, Cisneros Media serves as a producer of a series of 12 videos for AST LLC. For such services, Cisernos Media is entitled to a fee of $180,000, comprised of $36,000, which was payable upon signing of the Production Services Agreement, and installments of $12,000 for each video produced by Cisneros Media and accepted by AST LLC. Either party may terminate the Production Services Agreement. The Company incurred expenses of $0.1 million for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, which were included within the general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Vodafone Agreement

In connection with that certain Amended and Restated Series B Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement dated as of February 4, 2020 (the “Series B Purchase Agreement”), AST LLC and Vodafone agreed to enter into one or more definitive agreements for a commercial partnership that is anticipated to use the SpaceMobile Service (the “Vodafone Commercial Agreements”). Under the Series B Purchase Agreement, AST LLC agreed that it, its subsidiaries, and affiliates would not enter into any agreement, term sheet, or letter of intent that grants another party the rights related to the provision of mobile services in the Vodafone markets or Vodafone partner markets prior to the execution of the Vodafone Commercial Agreements.

The Vodafone Commercial Agreements are to include mutual exclusivity, conditioned upon Vodafone making the SpaceMobile Service available to all of its customers and certain promotional efforts, within all Vodafone markets for five years commencing on the launch of a commercial service based on Phase 3 of the SpaceMobile Service; preferential commercial terms in Vodafone partner markets; 50/50 revenue share for the SpaceMobile Service in Vodafone exclusivity markets; and the procurement, building and operating of mobile network ground stations at a mutually agreed cost by Vodafone. No payments have been made to date between us and Vodafone pursuant to the anticipated Vodafone Commercial Agreements.

Also, AST LLC entered into a side letter with Vodafone dated December 15, 2020, under which AST LLC has agreed (i) not to enter into any material corporate strategic relationship or material commercial agreement with a party other than Vodafone and its affiliates that would be reasonably expected to materially frustrate its ability to satisfy the obligations under the Vodafone Commercial Agreements with certain exceptions, (ii) to allocate sufficient funds in the capital budget to facilitate compliance with the obligations under the Vodafone Commercial Agreements; and (iii) not to alter the business plan in a manner that is materially detrimental to AST LLC’s ability to satisfy the obligations under the Vodafone Commercial Agreements.

American Tower Agreement

In connection with the Series B Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), AST LLC and American Tower entered into a side letter agreement that was subsequently amended and restated on December 15, 2020 to reflect the transactions and agreements contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement between AST LLC and NPA (the “Amended and Restated Letter Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Letter Agreement contemplates that we and American Tower will enter into commercial agreements to use American Tower facilities for the terrestrial gateway facilities in certain markets. The term of the operational agreement between us and American Tower is five years after the initial launch of commercial mobile services by AST LLC.

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In markets in which Vodafone operates, AST LLC will work with Vodafone and American Tower to evaluate and plan deployments with preferred vendor status. The usage of any American Tower services in a Vodafone market will be memorialized in a commercial agreement among all three parties. In markets where Vodafone does not operate (“Carrier Neutral Markets”), AST LLC and American Tower may enter into an agreement for American Tower to manage the operation of the deployed gateway facility in such market. In Carrier Neutral Markets where AST LLC requires a third party to provide a gateway facility or services, AST LLC agrees to not accept any bid that is inferior to American Tower’s best and final proposal for such gateway facility or services. AST LLC also agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to utilize American Tower facilities in (i) Vodafone markets where Vodafone decides to not use its facilities, (ii) in Carrier Neutral Markets, and (iii) instances where AST LLC requires a third-party vendor.

Additionally, AST LLC will work with American Tower to evaluate and plan gateway facility and radio access network data center deployments with preferred vendor status to offer carrier-neutral hosting facilities in certain equatorial markets. American Tower will serve as the preferred vendor for carrier neutral hosting facilities. AST LLC will pay American Tower a monthly connection fee for use of a carrier neutral hosting facility, which will be charged back to each applicable mobile network operator. If AST LLC and American Tower agree to construct a new carrier neutral hosting facility or improve an existing one and American Tower elects to fund all such capital expenditures, American Tower will provide AST LLC with a fair-market, long-term lease to such facility.

Rakuten Commercial Agreement

On February 4, 2020, AST LLC entered into a commercial agreement with Rakuten, for the development of exclusive network capabilities in Japan compatible with the mobile network of Rakuten and its affiliates, which agreement was amended and restated as of December 15, 2020 (the “Rakuten Agreement”). Under the terms of the Rakuten Agreement, AST LLC agreed to make investments in building network capabilities in Japan that are compatible with the mobile network of Rakuten and its affiliates. Furthermore, AST LLC will collaborate with Rakuten to ensure network capability with Rakuten’s licensed frequencies, including full coverage in Japan with 3GPP Band 3 frequencies with multiple input multiple output (“MIMO”) capability. Upon the launch of such coverage, Rakuten will receive unlimited, exclusive rights and usage capacity in Japan in exchange for a $500,000 annual maintenance fee payable to AST LLC or our successors. Furthermore, AST LLC agreed to make $5 million (or such lesser amount as mutually agreed upon the parties) in capital investments towards the design, construction, acquisition and implementation of ground communication assets. AST LLC and Rakuten will receive unlimited rights and usage of the ground assets for their respective operations, including, but not limited to, satellite and other telecommunication communications. The Rakuten Agreement includes a commercial roadmap for the satellite launches with key performance indicators (“KPIs”) that AST LLC must meet. If the applicable KPIs are not met for the last two phases of the satellite launch program in accordance with such commercial roadmap or if AST LLC become subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or becomes insolvent, AST LLC shall be required to pay to Rakuten a penalty amount of $10 million.

The term of the Rakuten Agreement shall remain in effect until AST LLC or our successor fulfill our obligations under the Rakuten Agreement. No payments have been made to date between AST LLC and Rakuten under the Rakuten Agreement.

14. Income Taxes

The consolidated effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 0.10% and (0.12)%, respectively, and the consolidated effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 0%. The difference in the effective rates between periods is driven by income tax expense assessed against non-U.S earnings as a result of the change in structure from the Business Combination. AST LLC has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and does not pay any U.S. federal income taxes since its income and losses are included in the returns of the members. The difference between the federal statutory tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate is primarily driven by the Company’s Up-C organizational structure and allocation of AST LLC results to noncontrolling interest holders and the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s net deferred tax assets.

The Company recorded a net deferred tax asset of $71.7 million for the difference between the book value and tax basis of the Company’s investment in AST LLC at the time of the Business Combination. The Company has assessed the realizability of their deferred tax assets and in that analysis has considered the relevant positive and negative evidence available to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. As a result, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset resulting from the Business Combination.

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The Company had no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

In connection with the Closing, the Company entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company is generally required to pay the TRA Holders 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign taxes that are based on, or measured with respect to, net income or profits, and any interest related thereto that the Company and any applicable consolidated, unitary, or combined Subsidiaries (the “Tax Group”) realize, or are deemed to realize, as a result of certain “Tax Attributes,” which include:

● existing tax basis in certain assets of AST LLC and certain of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including assets that will eventually be subject to depreciation or amortization, once placed in service, attributable to AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company from a TRA Holder (including AST LLC Common Units held by a Blocker Corporation acquired by us in a Reorganization Transaction (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement)), each as determined at the time of the relevant acquisition;

● tax basis adjustments resulting from taxable exchanges of AST LLC Common Units (including any such adjustments resulting from certain payments made by us under the Tax Receivable Agreement) acquired by the Company from a TRA Holder pursuant to the terms of the A&R Operating Agreement;

● tax deductions in respect of portions of certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement; and

● certain tax attributes of Blocker Corporations holding AST LLC Common Units that are acquired directly or indirectly by the Company pursuant to a Reorganization Transaction.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement generally will be based on the tax reporting positions that the Company determines (with the amount of subject payments determined in consultation with an advisory firm and subject to the TRA Holder Representative’s review and consent), and the IRS or another taxing authority may challenge all or any part of a position taken with respect to Tax Attributes or the utilization thereof, as well as other tax positions that the Company takes, and a court may sustain such a challenge. In the event that any Tax Attributes initially claimed or utilized by the Tax Group are disallowed, the TRA Holders will not be required to reimburse the Company for any excess payments that may previously have been made pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, for example, due to adjustments resulting from examinations by taxing authorities. Rather, any excess payments made to such TRA Holders will be applied against and reduce any future cash payments otherwise required to be made by the Company to the applicable TRA Holders under the Tax Receivable Agreement, after the determination of such excess. However, a challenge to any Tax Attributes initially claimed or utilized by the Tax Group may not arise for a number of years following the initial time of such payment and, even if challenged earlier, such excess cash payment may be greater than the amount of future cash payments that we might otherwise be required to make under the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement. As a result, there might not be future cash payments against which such excess can be applied and the Company could be required to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement in excess of the Tax Group’s actual savings in respect of the Tax Attributes.

Moreover, the Tax Receivable Agreement provides that, in the event (such events collectively, “Early Termination Events”) that (i) the Company exercises its early termination rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement, (ii) certain changes of control of the Company or AST LLC occur (as described in the A&R Operating Agreement), (iii) the Company, in certain circumstances, fails to make a payment required to be made pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement by its final payment date, which non-payment continues for 60 days following such final payment date or (iv) the Company materially breaches (or are deemed to materially breach) any of the material obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement other than as described in the foregoing clause (iii) and, in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv), unless certain liquidity related or restrictive covenant related exceptions apply, the obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will accelerate (if the TRA Holder Representative so elects in the case of clauses (ii)-(iv)) and, the Company will be required to make a lump-sum cash payment to all the TRA Holders equal to the present value of all forecasted future payments that would have otherwise been made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which lump-sum payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to there being sufficient future taxable income of the Tax Group to fully utilize the Tax Attributes over certain specified time periods and that all AST LLC Common Units (including AST LLC Common Units held by Blocker Corporations) that had not yet been exchanged for Class A Common Stock or cash are deemed exchanged for cash. The lump-sum payment could be material and could materially exceed any actual tax benefits that the Tax Group realizes subsequent to such payment.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be the obligations of the Company and not obligations of AST LLC. Any actual increase in the Company’s allocable share of AST LLC and its relevant subsidiaries’ tax basis in relevant assets, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of exchanges, the market price of the Class A Common Stock at the time of an exchange of AST LLC Common Units by a TRA Holder pursuant to the terms of the A&R Operating Agreement and the amount and timing of the recognition of the Tax Group’s income for applicable tax purposes. While many of the factors that will determine the amount of payments that the Company will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement are outside of the Company’s control, the Company expects that the aggregate payments it will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement could be substantial and, if those payments substantially exceed the tax benefit we realize in a given year or in the aggregate, could have an adverse effect on the financial condition, which may be material.

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Any payments made by the Company under the Tax Receivable Agreement will generally reduce the amount of overall cash flow that might have otherwise been available to the Company. To the extent that the Company is unable to make timely payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, the unpaid amounts will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid. Additionally, nonpayment for a specified period and/or under certain circumstances may constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore accelerate payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Furthermore, the future obligation to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement could make the Company a less attractive target for an acquisition, particularly in the case of an acquirer that cannot use some or all of the Tax Attributes that may be deemed realized under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Changes in income tax rates, changes in income tax laws or disagreements with tax authorities can adversely affect the Company’s, AST LLC’s or its subsidiaries’ business, financial condition or results of operations.

The TRA holders did not acquire any Class A common stock in an Exchange or Reorganization Transaction, as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement during the reporting period. As a result, no Tax Receivable Agreement liability has been recorded as of September 30, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, there have been no exchanges of AST LLC units for Class A common stock of the Company and, accordingly, no TRA liabilities have been recognized.

15. Subsequent Events

On October 14, 2021, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, AST & Science Texas LLC, entered into an agreement for purchase and sale of improved real property (the “Agreement”) with Black & Dillard Property Management LTD and Eagle Rig Manufacturing & Service LTD. The property includes offices, industrial warehouse buildings and paint booths consisting of eight single-story industrial buildings totaling 99,372 square feet, as well as all related intangible property, inclusive of, but not limited to, rights in the architectural plans for improvements, guaranties and warranties from contractors, building permits and licenses, and advertising and promotional materials. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the purchase price to be paid by AST & Science Texas LLC for the property is $8.0 million, of which AST & Science Texas LLC has paid an upfront deposit of $0.5 million, which is held in an interest-bearing account. The Company intends to utilize the facility for the assembly and testing of the SpaceMobile constellation satellites.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (formerly known as New Providence Acquisition Corp.). References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to New Providence Acquisition Management LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” for the purposes of federal securities laws that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of our Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021 (File No. 333-257425) as well as the Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

On April 6, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed a business combination (“Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, by and among AST & Science LLC (“AST LLC”), New Providence Acquisition Corp. (“NPA”), the existing equityholders of AST LLC (“Existing Equityholders”), Sponsor, and Mr. Abel Avellan. As contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement:

(a)	NPA was appointed as the managing member of AST LLC and AST LLC became a subsidiary of NPA;
(b)	NPA changed its name to “AST SpaceMobile, Inc.”;
(c)	immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, all then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of NPA (“NPA Class B Common Stock”) held by Sponsor (the “Sponsor Stock”) converted into shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of NPA (“NPA Class A Common Stock”) immediately prior to the Business Combination;
(d)	each share of NPA Class A Common Stock, including those converted as described in (c) above, was converted into one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”), and each warrant of NPA (an “NPA Warrant”) was converted into one warrant of the Company (a “Warrant”);
(e)	AST LLC restructured its capitalization, appointed the Company as its managing member and issued to the Company 51,729,704 units of ownership interest in AST LLC (the “AST LLC Common Units”), which entitle the holder to the distributions, allocations, and other rights under the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of AST LLC (the “A&R Operating Agreement”), in exchange for which AST LLC received approximately $226.4 million remaining in NPA’s trust account following (i) the $4.8 million payment of deferred underwriting commissions (ii) $0.2 million of redemptions made in connection with NPA’s special meeting of stockholders relating to the transactions contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Special Meeting”) and NPA’s annual meeting of stockholders to approve, among other things, a charter amendment to extend the date by which it had to complete an initial business combination and (iii) the repayment of a $0.6 million related party loan between the Sponsor and NPA;
(f)	AST LLC issued to the Company warrants to purchase up to 17,600,000 AST LLC Common Units;
(g)	certain PIPE Investors purchased 23,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $10 per share;
(h)	the Company issued 51,636,922 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, which carries one vote per share but no economic rights (“Class B Common Stock”) to the AST LLC Existing Equityholders (other than Mr. Abel Avellan); and
(i)	the Company issued 78,163,078 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, which carries ten votes per share but no economic rights (“Class C Common Stock”) to Mr. Abel Avellan (the transactions referred to in clauses (a) through (i), collectively, the “Business Combination”).

The Company received net proceeds of $416.9 million. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company incurred an additional $30.3 million of contingent transaction costs, which were paid at closing.

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Overview

We are an innovative satellite designer and manufacturer. We operate from six locations that include our corporate headquarters and 85,000 square foot satellite assembly, integrating and testing facility in Midland, Texas, and engineering and development locations in Maryland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Israel. In addition, our 51% owned and controlled subsidiary, NanoAvionika UAB (“Nano”), is headquartered in Lithuania.

We and our global partners are building what we believe is the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed to be accessible by standard smartphones. Our SpaceMobile Service is expected to provide cost-effective, high-speed mobile broadband services with global coverage to all end-users, regardless of where they live or work, without the need to purchase special equipment. We believe the SpaceMobile Service would be the first global direct mobile broadband network using low Earth orbit (“LEO”) satellites to provide connectivity to any standard, unmodified, off-the-shelf mobile phone or 2G/3G/4G LTE/5G and IoT-enabled device. We intend to partner with mobile network operators (“MNOs”) to offer the SpaceMobile Service to the MNOs’ end-user customers. Our vision is that users will not need to subscribe to the SpaceMobile Service directly with us, nor will they need to purchase any new or additional equipment. Instead, users will be able to access the SpaceMobile Service when prompted on their mobile device that they are no longer within range of the land-based facilities of the MNO operator or will be able to purchase a plan directly with their existing mobile provider.

The SpaceMobile Service is planned to be provided through a network of 168 high-powered, large phased-array satellites in LEO. The worldwide mobile traffic will be directed by the SpaceMobile Service to a terrestrial gateway and then to the in-country MNO’s core cellular network connected to the internet. Our intent is that users will be able to connect to the SpaceMobile Service as if they were using a local cell tower, with less communication delay effects than existing geostationary satellite communication systems experience.

On April 1, 2019, we launched our first test satellite, BlueWalker 1 (“BW1”), which was used to validate our satellite to cellular architecture and was capable of managing communications delays from LEO orbit and the effects of doppler in a satellite to ground cellular environment using the 4G-LTE protocol. We are currently assembling, integrating, and testing the satellite componentry required for our BlueWalker 3 (“BW3”) test satellite. As of September 30, 2021, we have incurred approximately $56.7 million of capitalized costs (including non-recurring engineering) relating to the BW3 test satellite and expect to incur an additional $10.0 to $12.0 million (including non-recurring engineering) to bring this project to completion. The BW3 test satellite will be using SpaceX as a launch services provider. The current available launch window with SpaceX runs from March 2022 through April 2022. However, the exact timing of such launch is contingent on a number of factors, including satisfactory and timely completion of construction and testing of BW3 test satellite. We have the option to select an alternate launch window if we deliver a rebooking notice to SpaceX by December 1, 2021 and pay a rebooking fee. While we have not yet determined if we will provide such rebooking notice and select an alternate mission and launch window, at this time we believe it is likely that we may elect to do so to provide additional time for BW3 testing and final launch preparation. If we exercise the option to rebook, we plan to target a BW3 launch within months of the original launch window; however, any alternate launch window would be subject to mutual agreement and coordination with SpaceX.

We are also in the development and design process of our first constellation phase of 20 satellites (the “BB1 Satellites”). We are currently planning our first commercial satellite launches for the BB1 Satellites to begin during the last quarter of 2022 and continue during the first two or potentially three quarters of 2023. This first phase of satellites is expected to provide satellite coverage in the 49 Equatorial countries, representing a total population of approximately 1.6 billion people, with 20 satellites. We currently plan to achieve full global mobile coverage after the completion of the launches required to deploy an additional 90 satellites which we are targeting to begin launching during the last quarter of 2023 and continue during 2024, assuming the first phase is successfully completed in the anticipated time frame. Assuming we are able to substantially achieve full global mobile coverage, we currently are planning to begin the launches required to deploy an additional 58 satellites with multiple input multiple output (“MIMO”) capabilities beginning in the fourth quarter of 2024 through the third quarter of 2025. While this represents our current planning, our launch plans and timelines are subject to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including, manufacturing timelines and our ability to successfully contract with launch providers that can accommodate the technical specifications of our BB1 Satellites, proposed orbits and resulting satellite coverage, and proposed launch timing and costs and other factors which could impact the determination of launch providers.

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Revenue is currently generated from Nano, which consists of satellite development and manufacturing, procuring and arranging launch services, as well as in-orbit operations. Additionally, on a smaller scale, Nano offers hosted payload services, sale of individual satellite parts and subsystems, and software licenses. We do not currently generate any revenue other than through Nano.

We are an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. Please refer to the Risk Factors section of our Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021 (File No. 333-257425) as well as the Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021 for a description of such risks.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

With the on-going global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented business continuity plans designed to address and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business, research and development efforts and the value of our equity, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence at this time, such as the ultimate duration of the pandemic, travel restrictions, quarantines, social distancing and business closure requirements, and the effectiveness of actions taken globally to contain and treat the disease. The global economic disruptions and the other risks and uncertainties associated with the pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. In addition, to the extent the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and results of operations, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks and uncertainties specific to the industry. To date, the pandemic has not had a material impact to our technology development efforts or results of our operations. However, given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the global responses to curb its spread, we are not able to estimate the future effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on our results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

Components of Results of Operations

Revenues

To date, we have not generated significant revenues and do not expect to begin generating revenues from our SpaceMobile Service until 2023. Our 51% owned subsidiary, Nano, generates revenue from the development and manufacture of satellite technology, and ancillary sales and services in Europe and the United States. Nano also sells individual satellite parts, subsystems, and software to be configured to customers’ satellites, and enters into “rideshare” type agreements whereby Nano provides hosted payload services using customers’ payloads integrated with Nano-owned Satellite Buses for scheduled launches. Given the above information, any revenue recognition presented herein exclusively relates to Nano’s commercially available goods and services.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales includes the purchase price of various products used and services performed to execute Nano’s revenue contracts. Cost of sales also includes operational costs to fulfil Nano customer orders, including costs for Nano employees and overhead.

Engineering Services

Engineering costs are charged to expense as incurred. Engineering costs consist primarily of the expenses associated with our ongoing engineering efforts to establish feasibility of our satellites, as well as the cost of internal staff (such as engineers and consultants) to support these efforts. Currently, major engineering activities include the manufacturing and assembly of the satellite components required for the BW3 test satellite at the Company’s Midland, Texas facility and the development and design of the first commercial satellite launches for a first constellation phase of 20 satellites (the “BB1 Satellites”).

General and Administrative Costs

General and administrative costs include the costs of insurance, personnel, investor relations, and outside professional services, including accounting and legal fees necessary to comply with the rules of the SEC and regulations applicable to a public company.

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Research and Development Costs

Research and development (“R&D”) costs consist principally of non-recurring engineering developments in which we typically engage third-party vendors. Currently, major R&D activities include engaging with vendors to help develop the electronic componentry and software to be used in the first commercial satellite launch phase of the BB1 Satellites.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense includes amounts related to property and equipment as well as definite lived intangible assets. Once BW3 is completed and successfully launched, we expect a significant portion of our depreciation expense to relate to the depreciation of this asset, given its assigned useful life is two years.

Changes in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

Public and private warrants issued by the Company are accounted for as liability-classified instruments at their initial fair value on the date of issuance. They are remeasured on each balance sheet date and changes in the estimated fair value are recognized as an unrealized gain or loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Interest Income, Net

Interest income consists primarily of interest earned on cash and cash equivalents held by us in interest bearing demand deposit accounts, net of any interest expense.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income or expense consists of miscellaneous non-operating items, including foreign exchange gains or losses.

Income Tax Expense

As a result of the Business Combination, the Company, organized as a C corporation, owns an equity interest in AST LLC in what is commonly referred to as an “Up-C” structure. AST LLC is treated a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Also, we have a controlling ownership interest in Nano, a Lithuanian subsidiary, that is subject to foreign income taxes and is also treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state and local taxes. Accordingly, for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes, all income, losses, and other tax attributes pass through to the members’ income tax returns, and no U.S. federal and state and local provision for income taxes has been recorded for these entities in the consolidated financial statements. Certain foreign wholly-owned entities are taxed as corporations in the jurisdictions in which they operate, and accruals for such taxes are included in the consolidated financial statements.

We recorded a net deferred tax asset of $71.7 million for the difference between the book value and tax basis of our investment in AST LLC at the time of the Business Combination. We have assessed the realizability of our deferred tax assets and in that analysis have considered the relevant positive and negative evidence available to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. As a result, we have recorded a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax asset resulting from the Business Combination.

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest represents the equity interest in AST LLC held by Existing Equityholders other than the Company. As of September 30, 2021, the Existing Equityholders’ equity ownership percentage in AST LLC was approximately 71.5%. We attribute a portion of net income or loss generated at AST LLC to the noncontrolling interest.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated below and the changes between the periods.

	Three Months Ended September 30, (unaudited)
	2021		2020			$ Change
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	2,450	$	2,090		$	360
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)		2,103		833			1,270
Gross profit		347		1,257			(910	)
Operating expenses:
Engineering services		8,026		3,502			4,524
General and administrative costs		9,331		2,825			6,506
Research and development costs		4,888		17			4,871
Depreciation and amortization		867		112			755
Total operating expenses		23,112		6,456			16,656
Other income (expense):
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities		39,401		-			39,401
Interest income, net		4		14			(10	)
Other income (expense), net		180		4			176
Total other income (expense), net		39,585		18			39,567
Income (loss) before income tax expense		16,820		(5,181	)		22,001
Income tax expense		16		-			16
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest		16,804		(5,181	)		21,985
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		12,689		350			12,339
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	4,115	$	(5,531	)	$	9,646

Revenues

Total revenues increased by $0.4 million to $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in revenue was primarily due to an increase in sales to new third-party customers, as well as the achievement of milestones on contracts with existing third-party customers of Nano.

Cost of Sales

Total cost of sales increased by $1.3 million to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. The significant increase in cost of sales, as compared to the increase in revenue for the comparable period as described above, was primarily due to work being performed on new and existing revenue contracts with third-party customers of Nano in which milestones have not yet been reached during the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Engineering Services

Total engineering services increased by $4.5 million to $8.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $3.9 million increase in headcount of engineers and a $0.2 million increase in consultant costs. The costs related to recurrent engineers and consultants that are not solely associated with the development of BW3 and BB1 Satellites are expensed as engineering services. The remaining $0.4 million increase relates to other operating expenses, such as $0.3 million in facility expenses. We expect engineering expenses to continue to increase over the upcoming years as the SpaceMobile Service is developed.

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General and Administrative Costs

Total general and administrative costs increased by $6.5 million to $9.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $2.8 million increase in employee and consultant-related expenses, such as salaries and recruiting fees due to the increase in headcount compared to the prior period, a $1.3 million increase in insurance costs, a $1.1 million increase in office-related expenses including software licenses and computer maintenance, a $0.9 million increase in professional service fees due to the increase in legal and accounting services compared to the prior period, and a $0.4 million increase in other miscellaneous expenses, such as travel expenses and other costs.

Research and Development Costs

Total research and development costs were $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to near zero in the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to the development efforts relating to the BB1 Satellites which began to increase substantially during the second quarter of 2021 and is expected to continue to increase in future periods.

Depreciation and Amortization

Total depreciation and amortization expense increased by $0.8 million to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to the purchase of additional fixed assets and leasehold improvements between periods.

Changes in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

Total changes in fair value of warrant liabilities was $39.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to zero in the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was due to the unrealized gain on the change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities of $39.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021. We did not have a similar change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities in the comparative period as the warrant liabilities were recorded as a result of the Business Combination in the second quarter of 2021.

Other Income (Expense), net

Total other income, net was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to near zero in the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to non-recurring income from a third-party contract executed during the three months ended September 30, 2021. We did not have similar income in the comparative period.

Noncontrolling Interest

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest was $12.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to $0.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020. This increase in net income correlates with the increase in net income generated at AST LLC given the noncontrolling interest represents a portion of such net income.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the interim periods indicated below and the changes between the periods.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, (unaudited)
	2021			2020			$ Change
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	6,185		$	3,265		$	2,920
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)		4,122			2,634			1,488
Gross profit		2,063			631			1,432
Operating expenses:
Engineering services		18,757			8,426			10,331
General and administrative costs		24,031			7,638			16,393
Research and development costs		15,491			60			15,431
Depreciation and amortization		2,049			417			1,632
Total operating expenses		60,328			16,541			43,787
Other income (expense):
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities		(2,276	)		-			(2,276	)
Interest income, net		12			58			(46	)
Other income (expense), net		144			(2	)		146
Total other income (expense), net		(2,120	)		56			(2,176	)
Income (loss) before income tax expense		(60,385	)		(15,854	)		(44,531	)
Income tax expense		73			-			73
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest		(60,458	)		(15,854	)		(44,604	)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		(33,015	)		(327	)		(32,688	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	(27,443	)	$	(15,527	)	$	(11,916	)

Revenues

Total revenues increased by $2.9 million to $6.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in revenue was primarily due to an increase in sales to new third-party customers, as well as the achievement of milestones on contracts with existing third-party customers of Nano.

Cost of Sales

Total cost of sales increased by $1.5 million to $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in cost of sales was primarily due to increased costs recognized under new and existing revenue contracts to third-party customers of Nano during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Engineering Services

Total engineering services increased by $10.3 million to $18.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $8.1 million increase in headcount of engineers and a $1.4 million increase in consultant costs. The costs related to recurrent engineers and consultants that are not solely associated with the development of BW3 and BB1 Satellites are expensed as engineering services. The remaining $0.8 million increase relates to other operating expenses, such as consumables and components and facility expenses. We expect engineering expenses to continue to increase over the upcoming years as the SpaceMobile Service is developed.

General and Administrative Costs

Total general and administrative costs increased by $16.4 million to $24.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $6.9 million increase in employee and consultant-related expenses, such as salaries and recruiting fees due to the increase in headcount compared to the prior period, a $2.9 million increase in professional service fees due to the increase in legal and accounting services compared to the prior period, a $2.8 million increase in office-related expenses including software licenses and computer maintenance, a $2.7 million increase in insurance costs, and a $1.1 million increase in other miscellaneous expenses.

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Research and Development Costs

Total research and development costs increased by $15.4 million to $15.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to third-party development efforts relating to the BB1 Satellites to be used in the SpaceMobile constellation.

Depreciation and Amortization

Total depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.6 million to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to the purchase of additional fixed assets and leasehold improvements during the period.

Changes in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

Total changes in fair value of warrant liabilities was $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to zero in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease was due to the unrealized loss on the change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities of $2.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We did not have a similar change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities in the comparative period as the warrant liabilities were recorded as a result of the Business Combination in the second quarter of 2021.

Other Income (Expense), net

Total other income, net was $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to near zero in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to non-recurring income from a third-party contract executed during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We did not have similar income in the comparative period.

Noncontrolling Interest

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest was $33.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to $0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase in net loss correlates with the increase in net loss generated at AST LLC given the noncontrolling interest represents a portion of such net loss.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We require capital to fund our operating expenses and to make capital expenditures. We expect our capital requirements to increase as our operations expand. As a result of the Business Combination, which occurred on April 6, 2021, NPA contributed net proceeds of approximately $416.9 million. As of September 30, 2021 we had $360.4 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand. We believe our cash on hand, inclusive of the cash obtained from the Business Combination, is sufficient to meet our current working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least eighteen months from the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The design, manufacture, integration, testing, assembly and launch of satellites and related components and related ground infrastructure is a capital-intensive venture. We estimate the capital asset investments required for the manufacture and launch of the first phase of the BB1 Satellites to be between approximately $260.0 million and $300.0 million, which is expected to be incurred through the remainder of 2021, during 2022 and during 2023. Assuming we are able to execute on our current planned timeframe, we estimate the capital asset investments required for the manufacture and launch of all phases of the planned constellation, including the 168 satellites we currently anticipate are required to reach substantial global mobile coverage with MIMO capabilities to be between approximately $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, expected to be incurred through the remainder of 2021 and through the third quarter of 2025. Through at least the end of 2023, and potentially into 2024 our operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) are expected to increase quarterly resulting from increases in expenses relating to 1) hiring the required employees to complete the manufacture, assembly, integration and testing of the BW3 Satellite during 2021 and BB1 Satellites during 2022 and 2023, 2) additional general and administrative costs relating to the operation of a growing public company (legal and accounting fees, D&O and other insurance, etc.) and the related increase in the number of corporate employees, 3) expenses relating to the negotiation and procurement activities relating to the design and procurement required for the BB1 Satellites and efforts related to the required regulatory approvals, and 4) third-party research and development efforts relating to the development and design elements of the BB1 Satellites. We believe we have sufficient capital to fund planned operations and capital investments for at least eighteen months from the date hereof. The capital asset investments required to complete the SpaceMobile constellation and related operating costs are preliminary estimates. As we complete the design, development, componentry and launch procurement, assembly, integration and testing of the BB1 Satellites, our estimates may be subject to change and actual costs may be materially greater than our current estimates. We will need to raise additional capital to continue developing and launching satellites required to complete the SpaceMobile Service. We expect to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity related or debt securities, or through obtaining credit from government or financial institutions or commercial partners. This capital may be necessary to fund ongoing operations, continue research, development and design efforts, improve infrastructure, and launch satellites. We cannot be certain that additional funds will be available to us on favorable terms if required, or at all. If we cannot raise additional funds when needed, our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects could be materially adversely affected.

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Cash Flows

Historical Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, (unaudited)
	2021			2020
	(dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	360,390		$	63,074
Cash used in operating activities	$	(58,612	)	$	(13,061	)
Cash used in investing activities		(40,494	)		(20,717	)
Cash provided by financing activities		416,878			70,338

Operating activities

Cash used in operating activities was $58.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to cash used in operating activities of $13.1 million for the same period in 2020. The $45.5 million increase in cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily attributable to the $44.6 million higher net loss as a result of our Business Combination and related expansion of our operations and satellite technology development efforts, net of non-cash cost items and changes in operating working capital. Non-cash cost items increased $5.7 million period-over-period, primarily driven by a $2.3 million increase in fair value of the warrant liability and a $1.5 million increase in stock-based compensation, and a decrease in operating working capital of $6.6 million period-over-period.

Investing activities

Cash used in investing activities was $40.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to cash used in investing activities of $20.7 million for the same period in 2020. The $19.8 million increase in cash used in investing activities for the nine months September 30, 2021 was primarily attributable to a $12.2 million increase in BW3 satellite construction costs, as well as a $7.6 million increase in purchases of property and equipment including satellite antennas, test equipment, and leasehold improvements.

Financing activities

Cash provided by financing activities was $416.9 million for the nine months September 30, 2021, as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $70.3 million for the same period in 2020. The $346.6 million increase in cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily attributable to the $416.9 million of net proceeds from the Business Combination in the second quarter of 2021, offset by the $72.1 million of net proceeds received from the issuance of AST LLC Series B Preferred Units in the 2020 period.

Funding Requirements

We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents along with the net proceeds received from the Business Combination with NPA will be sufficient to meet anticipated cash requirements for at least 18 months from the date hereof. However, our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could expend capital resources sooner than we expect.

Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

● Seeking and obtaining market access approvals;

● Establishing and maintaining supply and manufacturing relationships with third parties that can provide adequate, in both amount and quality, products and services to support our satellite development;

● Addressing any competing technological and market developments;

● Technological or manufacturing difficulties, design issues or other unforeseen matters;

● Negotiation of launch agreements, launch delays or failures or deployment failures or in-orbit satellite failures; and

● Attracting, hiring, and retaining qualified personnel.

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Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial revenues to support our cost structure, we expect to finance cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, commercial and other similar arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of stockholders will be, or could be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of common stockholders. Debt financing and equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise funds through commercial agreements, or other similar arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies and/or future revenue streams, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us and/or may reduce the value of our common stock. Also, our ability to raise necessary financing could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the market conditions. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market other services even if we would otherwise prefer to develop and market these services ourselves or potentially discontinue operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2021.

Contractual Obligations

Refer to Note 6 of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for a summary of our commitments as of September 30, 2021.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP). Preparation of the financial statements requires our management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amount of revenue and expenses, assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We consider an accounting judgment, estimate or assumption to be critical when (1) the estimate or assumption is complex in nature or requires a high degree of judgment and (2) the use of different judgments, estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report. Our critical accounting policies are described below.

BlueWalker3 Capitalization

We account for research and development costs related to the BW3 test satellite based on guidance in ASC 730 – Research and Development (“ASC 730”). In reaching this conclusion, we have determined there is an alternative future use for BW3 as defined in this guidance. Under ASC 730, certain costs related to the construction of the BW3 test satellite are capitalized and reported as construction-in-progress (“CIP”) on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We capitalize only those expenditures and ancillary costs that are directly attributable to the construction phase and necessarily incurred to place BW3 into its intended location and use. To date, capitalized expenditures include the costs for satellite parts and other non-recurring costs directly associated with BW3 developments. The other non-recurring costs primarily include third-party engineers and consultants who are hired solely for the assembly of BW3 and are responsible for the value and progression of the project. The costs for internal, recurrent engineers and consultants are expensed as engineering services and not capitalized to the CIP account on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, as these employees are not directly associated with the development of BW3. Costs incurred that are not directly attributable to the construction phase or necessarily incurred to place BW3 into its intended location and use are recognized as an expense as incurred.

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Warrant Liabilities

We account for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480 - Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Our assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to our own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of our control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period-end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance and subject to remeasurement each balance sheet date with changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants to be recognized as a non-cash gain or loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

We assess goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter, on a reporting unit basis, or more frequently, when events and circumstances occur indicating that the recorded goodwill may be impaired. For the year ended December 31, 2020, our goodwill impairment process included applying a quantitative impairment analysis where the fair value of the reporting unit was compared to its carrying value (including goodwill). We engaged an independent third-party valuation specialist to assist in the determination of the fair value of the reporting unit based upon inputs and assumptions provided by management. The fair value of the reporting unit was based upon an equal weighting of the income and market approaches, utilizing estimated cash flows and a terminal value, discounted at a rate of return that reflects the relative risk of the cash flows, as well as valuation multiples derived from comparable publicly traded companies that are applied to operating performance of the reporting unit. Significant judgments inherent in these analyses include estimating the amount and timing of future cash flows and the selection of appropriate discount rates and long-term growth rate assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value for the reporting unit and could result in an impairment charge, which could be material to our financial position and results of operations. Based on the results of the quantitative impairment analysis, it was determined that there has been no impairment of goodwill related to the reporting unit as of December 31, 2020.

We assess the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider important in the determination of an impairment include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner that we use the acquired asset and significant negative industry or economic trends.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a–15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 30, 2021. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2021.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently party to any material legal proceedings. Regardless of outcome, such proceedings or claims can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of resources and other factors and there can be no assurances that favorable outcomes will be obtained.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As of September 30, 2021, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021 (File No. 333-257425) as well as the Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Not Applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

No.	Description of Exhibit
3.1	Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 12, 2021).
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 12, 2021).
10.1†*	Offer Letter, dated as of September 14, 2021, between AST & Science LLC and Shanti Gupta.
10.2	Launch Services Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2021, between AST & Science LLC and Joint Stock Company GK Launch Services (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2021).
10.3	Launch Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2021, between AST & Science LLC and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 29, 2021).
31.1*	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

* Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. (formerly known as New Providence Acquisition Corp.)
Date: November 15, 2021	By:	/s/ Abel Avellan
	Name:	Abel Avellan
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
		Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 15, 2021	By:	/s/ Tom Severson
	Name:	Tom Severson
	Title:	Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
		Principal Financial Officer

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

09/14/2021

Shanti Gupta

Dear Shanti,

On behalf of AST & Science LLC, (the “Company” or “AST”), I am pleased to offer you the position of Chief Accounting Officer. The terms of your employment relationship with the Company are as set forth below.

1.	Position. Your title will be Chief Accounting Officer and you will be reporting to Thomas Severson, CFO/COO (or his successor). This is a regular Full-Time, exempt position.
2.	Start Date. Your start date will be September 15, 2021.
3.	Location. You will be assigned to the Company’s Miami, FL office. From time to time, you should anticipate/expect travel, including, but not limited to Company facilities nationwide and worldwide as part of your duties, considering all COVID-19 travel restrictions and COVID-19 travel precautions. The Company will provide you with, and/or pay your costs of, transportation and lodging/accommodations during these trips in accordance with applicable Company policy.
4.	Base Salary. You will be paid a semi-monthly salary in the gross amount of US $10,416.67, which is equivalent to US $250,000 gross annual salary. The base salary is subject to reductions to reflect applicable withholdings, payroll taxes and other deductions required by law; and is payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll schedule.
5.	Relocation Expense. The Company will pay you a relocation expense allowance to defray moving costs and other expenses you incur as you relocate to Miami, FL.. Additional details around the relocation payment are included on the Relocation Agreement, Exhibit B, provided with this letter.
6.	Employee Benefits. As a regular employee of the Company, you will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefits, as in effect from time to time. The Company currently offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including, but not limited to:

● Private health, dental and vision insurance plan. As with Company employees generally, you will be eligible for the private health, dental and vision insurance plans we offer, as per Company policy. As a reminder, the cost of these coverage is shared between the employee and the employer. Specific terms and conditions may change upon coverage provider decision or Company policies. While we expect to continue to maintain competitive benefit plan offerings, please understand that nothing contained in this letter or otherwise shall create or be deemed to create any obligation on the part of the Company to adopt or maintain any health, dental, vision, 401(k)/retirement, or other benefit plan or program at any time or to create any limitation on the Company’s ability to modify or terminate any such plan or program

● Equity Compensation. Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the Company’s public parent company), and your commencing employment and continued service through the grant date, you will be eligible to receive an award of Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. restricted stock units. Your inventive equity award (“Equity Award”) will be subject to time-based vesting, (which we expect would vest over a four year period after the grant date, with 25% of such Equity Award vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and then ratably on subsequent anniversaries), as determined by the Compensation Committee. The terms and conditions of the Equity Award will be determined by the Compensation Committee and set forth in a separate award agreement. Your Equity Award will be governed in all respects by the terms and conditions of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan and the separate Equity Award agreement.

Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the Company’s public parent company), and your commencing employment and continued service through the grant date, you will also be eligible to receive an award of Fifty Thousand (50,000) AST SpaceMobile, Inc. restricted stock units (“Performance RSUs”), which would vest based on the Compensation Committee’s certification of the attainment of the following criteria: (a) successful implementation by AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and subsidiaries of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and the completion of the first annual Sarbanes-Oxley audit and (b) successful implementation of the enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system, including, without limitation, successful integration of the Solumina manufacturing software and PLM engineering software; provided, further, that at the time of satisfaction of the foregoing performance criteria, there must not exist any material weakness in internal controls.

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Retirement Plan. As with Company employees generally, you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s 401K retirement plan, currently administered by Voya Financial.

7.	Standard Employee Agreements. Like all Company employees in like positions, as a condition of your employment, you will be expected to sign and comply with a Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions and Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Non-Competition Agreement”). Your employment will be contingent upon and not be deemed effective until you have executed and returned the Non- Competition Agreement to the Company. In addition, you will abide by the Company’s strict policy that prohibits any new employee from using or bringing with him or her from any previous employer any confidential information, trade secrets, or proprietary materials or processes of such former employer.
8.	Outside Activities. While you render services to the Company, you agree that you will not engage in any other employment, consulting or other business activity without the prior written consent of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
9.	Assignment and Successors. This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, you, and the Company’s and your respective successors, assigns, personnel and legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees, as applicable. None of your rights or obligations may be assigned or transferred by you, other than your rights to payments hereunder, which may be transferred only by will or by operation of law.
10.	Employment Eligibility. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, this offer of employment is conditional upon you presenting documents verifying your identity and legal authorization to work in the United States. We ask that you be prepared to present the proper documents as required by the Department of Homeland Security for the Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form that you will be asked to complete within the first three days of employment.
11.	Company Policies. As an employee of the Company and as a condition of your continued employment, you will be expected to comply with all Company policies and procedures as adopted from time-to- time, including but not limited to such policies as may be adopted in the Company’s employee handbook and policies relating to the Company’s compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

12. Employment Relationship. Notwithstanding the above provisions, this letter is not to be construed as a contract of employment for any fixed time period; nor modifies or waives the “at will” status of an employee. Either you or the company may terminate the employment relationship, with or without advance notice, with or without Cause (as defined below), at any time without any obligation for services to be performed or compensation to be paid for any period beyond the effective date of termination. Any contrary representations that may have been made to you are superseded by this letter. Although your job duties, title, compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may change from time to time, the “at will” nature of your employment may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than you). In the event that your employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, the Company will pay to you an amount equal to your monthly base salary for a period of six (6) months provided that you execute and deliver to the Company an effective release of claims in a form prescribed by the Company (the “Release”) within 21 days (or, to the extent required by law, 45 days) following the date of termination and that you not revoke the Release during any applicable revocation period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no compensation or benefits, including without limitation the severance payment described above, shall be paid to you during the six- month period following your separation from service if the Company determines that paying such amounts at the time or times indicated would be a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code. If the payment of any such amounts is delayed as a result of the previous sentence, then on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Separation from Service, the Company will pay you a lump-sum amount equal to the cumulative amount that would have otherwise been payable to you during such period.

For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

i.	your willful failure to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness), including your failure to follow any lawful directive from the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (“CFO/COO”) within the reasonable scope of your duties and your failure to correct the same (if capable of correction, as determined by the CFO/COO), within 30 days after a written notice is delivered to you, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the CFO/COO believes that you have not performed your duties;
ii.	your commission of, indictment for or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony crime (excluding vehicular crimes that do not result in substantial bodily injury or death) or a crime of moral turpitude;
iii.	your material breach of any material obligation under this letter, the Confidentiality Agreement or any other written agreement with the Company or its affiliates or under any applicable policy of the Company or its affiliates (including any code of conduct or harassment policies), and your failure to correct the same (if capable of correction, as determined by the CFO/COO), within 30 days after a written notice is delivered to you, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the CFO/COO believes that you have materially breached such agreement;
iv.	any act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or misappropriation from the Company or its affiliates by you;
v.	your willful misconduct or gross negligence with respect to any material aspect of the Company’s business or a material breach by you of your fiduciary duty to the Company or its affiliates, which willful misconduct, gross negligence or material breach has a material and demonstrable adverse effect on the Company or its affiliates; or
vi.	your commission of an act of material dishonesty resulting in material reputational, economic or financial injury to the Company or its affiliates.

13.	Entire Agreement. This agreement, together with the Confidentiality Agreement described in Sections 5 and 7, constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all other agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, regarding your service to the Company.
14.	Certain Exclusions. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein or in the Non-Competition Agreement to the contrary, you understand that (i) nothing contained herein or in the Non- Competition Agreement will prohibit you from filing a charge with, reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to, participating in any investigation by, or cooperating with any governmental agency or entity or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law or regulation; (ii) nothing herein is intended to or will prevent you from communicating directly with, cooperating with, or providing information (including trade secrets) in confidence to, any federal, state or local government regulator (including, but not limited to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the U.S. Department of Justice) for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or from providing such information to your attorney or in a sealed complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other governmental proceeding; and (iii) pursuant to 18 USC Section 1833(b), you will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
15.	Governing Law. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed, construed, interpreted, and enforced in accordance with its express terms, and otherwise in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of FL without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law, whether of the State of FL or any other jurisdiction, and where applicable, the laws of the United States, that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

You may indicate your agreement with these terms and AST’s pre-employment requirements, by signing and dating both the enclosed original of this letter and the enclosed Non-Competition Agreement, and returning them to the undersigned. By signing this letter, you confirm to the Company that you have no contractual commitments or other legal obligations that would prohibit you from performing your duties for the Company.

We look forward to a long and happy association with you and our Company, and we are confident that you will make a significant contribution to our business!

AST & Science LLC
	/s/ Thomas Severson
By:	Thomas Severson, CFO & COO

The foregoing terms and conditions are hereby

accepted as of September 14, 2021.

Signed: /s/ Shanti Gupta

EXHIBIT A

Form of Non-Competition Agreement

AST&SCIENCE, LLC

NONDISCLOSURE, CONFIDENTIALITY, ASSIGNMENT AND

NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT

THIS NONDISCLOSURE, CONFIDENTIALITY, ASSIGNMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective this 14th day of September 2021, (to become effective upon my full-time employment with AST&Science, LLC) by and between AST&Science, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, with any predecessors, successors, and assignees, the “Company”), and the undersigned “I” or “me”), in consideration of my engagement or continued engagement as an officer, employee, director, advisor, partner, independent contractor or consultant of the Company (an “Associate”), and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS.

1.1. “Affiliate” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company and any entity which controls either the Company or is under common control with the Company (in each case “control” meaning the direct or indirect ownership of 50% or more of all outstanding equity interests).

1.2. “Confidential Information” Confidential Information of the Company shall be include any information, data, or compilation of information or data disclosed developed, acquired, or generated by Company, or its employees, or its Affiliates, including information and materials conceived, originating, discovered, or developed in whole or in part by the Associate at the request of or for the benefit of the Company while employed by the Company, and which is generally not known to persons who are not employees of the Company and which Company generally does not share other than with its employees, or with its customers and suppliers on an individual transactional basis. Confidential Information may be shared with Associate either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible objects, whether or not expressly identified as “Confidential” or bearing similar markings by the Company. By way of illustration and not limitation, Confidential Information shall include: (i) any and all trade secrets concerning the business and affairs of the Company, product specifications, data, know- how, compositions, processes, formulas, methods, designs, mask work, samples, inventions and ideas, past, current and planned development or experimental work, current and planned distribution methods and processes, customer and supplier lists, current and anticipated customer requirements, price lists, market studies, business plans, computer software and programs (including object code and source code), computer software and database technologies, systems, structures and architectures (and related processes, algorithms, compositions, improvements, know-how, inventions, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs, methods and information) of the Company, information relating to the projects of the Company, and any other information, however documented, of the Company that is a trade secret; (ii) any and all information concerning the business and affairs of the Company (which includes historical financial statements, financial projections and budgets, historical and projected sales, capital spending budgets and plans, the names, compensation, resumes, and backgrounds of key personnel, personnel training and techniques and materials), however documented; (iii) all derivatives, improvements and enhancements to the Company’s technology which are created or developed; (iv) information of third parties as to which the Company has an obligation of confidentiality; (v) all information about and all communications received from, sent to, or exchanged between the Company and any person or entity which has entered into a transaction with the Company involving the Company’s business, (vi) all information about employees, agents, or representatives of suppliers who are involved in evaluating, providing information for, deciding upon, or committing to sell, ship, deliver, exchange, or otherwise enter into a transaction involving any goods, products, or services which form any part of the Company’s business, (vii) all information regarding the design, layout, configuration, fabrication, or construction of any of the Company’s products, satellites, and any/all satellite internal and external components, including all of its manufacturing processes, and (viii) any and all notes, analysis, compilations, studies, summaries, and other material prepared by or for the Company containing or based, in whole or in part, on any information included in the foregoing.

1.3. “Inventions” means all ideas, concepts, discoveries, inventions, developments, improvements, formulations, products, processes, know-how, designs, formulas, methods, developmental or experimental work, clinical data, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, hardware programs, hardware systems and documentation, trade secrets, technical data, or licenses to use (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes), that are or were made, conceived, devised, invented, developed or reduced to practice or tangible medium by me, either alone or jointly with others (a) during any period that I am an Associate of the Company, whether or not during normal working hours or on the premises of the Company, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of the Company or its Affiliates, (b) at the request of or for the benefit of the Company during any period prior to my engagement as an Associate of the Company which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of the Company or its Affiliates, or (c) which arise out of, or are incidental to, my engagement as an Associate of the Company.

1.4. “Prior Inventions” means any inventions made, conceived, devised, invented, developed or first reduced to practice by me, under my direction or jointly with others prior to the date of this Agreement and which do not constitute Inventions within the meaning of Section 1.3 above.

1.5. “Third Party Information” means any confidential or proprietary information received by the Company or its Affiliates from third parties.

2. CONFIDENTIALITY.

2.1. Recognition of the Company’s Rights. I understand that the Company continually obtains and develops valuable Confidential Information which may or has become known to me in connection with my engagement as an Associate of the Company. I acknowledge that all Confidential Information is and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company or the third party providing such Confidential Information to myself, the Company, or the Company’s Affiliates.

2.2. Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. At all times during the term of my engagement as an Associate of the Company and following the termination of such engagement for any reason, I will hold in strictest confidence and will not disclose, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise make available to any third party (other than personnel of the Company or its Affiliates who need to know such information in connection with their work for the Company), any Confidential Information of the Company, except as such disclosure, use or publication may be required in connection with my work for the Company, or as expressly authorized in writing by an executive officer of the Company. I agree that I shall use such Confidential Information only in the performance of my duties for the Company and in accordance with any Company policies with respect to the protection of Confidential Information. I will take strict precautions to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information received from the date of receipt, and take appropriate action, and I shall immediately notify the Company in writing in the event of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information.

2.3. Third Party Information. In addition, I understand that the Company has received and in the future will receive Third Party Information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the term of my engagement as an Associate of the Company and thereafter, I will hold Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose to anyone (other than personnel of the Company or its Affiliates who need to know such information in connection with the performance of their duties for the Company) or use any Third Party Information, except as such disclosure or use may be required in connection with the performance of my duties for the Company, or as expressly authorized in writing by an executive officer of the Company.

2.4. Exceptions. My obligations under Sections 2.2 and 2.3 hereof shall not apply to the extent that certain Confidential Information: (a) is or becomes generally known within the Company’s industry through no fault of mine; (b) was known to me prior to my engagement with the Company as evidenced by my written records at the time of disclosure; (c) is lawfully and in good faith made available to me by a third party who did not derive it from the Company or the Company’s Affiliates and who imposes no obligation of confidence to me, the Company, or the Company’s Affiliates; or (d) is required to be disclosed by a governmental authority or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that such disclosure is subject to all applicable governmental or judicial protection available for like material and reasonable advance notice is given to the Company. Further, nothing herein shall restrict me from reporting violations of law to a governmental agency or engaging in other legally protected conduct.

2.5. Protection and Return of Confidential Information. I agree to exercise all reasonable precautions to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Confidential Information in my possession and not to remove any materials containing Confidential Information from the premises of the Company, except to the extent necessary in the performance of my duties for the Company or unless expressly authorized in writing by an executive officer of the Company. All business records, papers and documents, notes, data, forms, reference and training materials, leads, and any other records, however documented, kept or made by the Associate and which relate to the business of the Company, and/or its Confidential Information, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company. Upon the termination of my engagement as an Associate of the Company, or at any time upon the Company’s request, I shall return immediately to the Company any and all notes, data, forms, reference and training materials, leads, and any other records memoranda, specifications, devices, formulas and documents, together with copies thereof, and any other material containing or disclosing any Confidential Information of the Company or Third Party Information then in my possession or under my control, including any Confidential Information contained on or within any personal computer, smartphone, tablet, or any other telephonic or electronic communication or data storage device, including those owned by me that were used during my employment with the Company (all of which are hereinafter collectively called “Electronic Devices”). The Company shall have the right to inspect any Electronic Device and to remove any Confidential Information therefrom.

2.6. Notice of Immunity. I am hereby notified that under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, (1) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and (2) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual

(A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

3. ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS.

3.1. Ownership of Inventions. As further clarified in 3.2 below, I acknowledge that all Inventions already existing at the date of this Agreement or which arise after the date of this Agreement, belong to and are the absolute property of the Company and will not be used by me for any purpose other than carrying out my duties as an employee of the Company. For purposes of this Article 3 and each subpart, the term “Company” shall mean AST&Science, LLC, or, if I become employed by any Affiliate, successor or assign of AST&Science, LLC, such Affiliate, successor or assign.

3.2. Assignment of Inventions; Enforcement of Rights; Moral Rights.

(a) Subject to Section 3.6, I (i) will immediately notify and disclose to the Company, or any person designated by it; and (ii) hereby assign and agree to assign in the future to the Company, for no additional consideration, royalty, or compensation, all of my right, title, and interest, anywhere in the world: in and to any and all information, improvements, formula, process, techniques know- how and data, inventions, works of authorship, ideas, concepts, materials, methods, databases, compilations, programs, software, discoveries, developments, designs, artwork, algorithms, including improvements and derivatives thereof, other copyrightable works, and techniques and all intellectual property rights therein, whether or not patented, patentable, registered or registrable, made, discovered, conceived or reduced to practice or learned by me, either alone or jointly with others (collectively, the “Invention(s)”), (1) during the time I am associated with the Company, which are: (A) related to the Company’s business as currently conducted or as may be conducted in the future, and/or (B) reduced to practice, or caused to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice with the use of any of the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or Confidential Information, or result from or are suggested by any task assigned to me or any work performed by the Associate for or on behalf of the Company or by the scope of my duties and responsibilities with the Company, and/or (C) competitive or likely to be competing with the Company’s business as currently conducted and as may be conducted in the future; and (2) from the time I cease to be associated with the Company, which are: (A) related to, or stem from, the my association with the Company or the Confidential Information, and/or (B) result from, or are suggested by, any task assigned to me or any work performed by me for, or on behalf of, the Company or by the scope of my duties and responsibilities with the Company. I agree that Inventions first reduced to practice within one (l) year after termination of my employment with the Company shall be treated as if conceived during such employment unless I can establish specific events giving rise to the conception which occurred after such employment. Further, I disclaim and will not assert any rights in Inventions as having been made, conceived or acquired prior to employment by Company.

(b) I also agree to assign all my right, title and interest in and to any particular Inventions to a third party as directed by the Company. During and after my engagement as an Associate of the Company, I shall cooperate with the Company, at the Company’s expense, in obtaining proprietary protection for the Inventions and I shall execute all documents which the Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect the Company’s rights in the Inventions. I hereby appoint the Company my attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on my behalf in the event I should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following the Company’s request. I understand that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any country or state which limits the assignability to the Company of certain inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or the Company agrees is subject to such limitation. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company does not own, and the Company is not requiring me to assign any rights in, any Inventions excluded by applicable state law, such as Illinois Employee Patent Act, 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 1060, California Labor Code Section 2870, or other similar law to the extent such law applies to me.

(c) Any assignment of Inventions (and any assignment of an Invention as a work made for hire) includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights” (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To the extent that such Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law and to the extent that the following is allowed by the laws in the various countries where Moral Rights exist, I hereby waive such Moral Rights and consent to any action of the Company that would violate such Moral Rights in the absence of such consent. I hereby explicitly waives any interest, claim or demand for any Moral Rights that I have or may have in the future, with respect to the Inventions and all rights to assert against the Company, any claim whatsoever, before any forum, including without limitations judicial and administrative forums, with respect to said Moral Rights.

3.3. Works for Hire. I acknowledge that all original works of authorship made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of my engagement as an employee of the Company or any prior engagement by the Company, which are protectable by copyright are intended to be “works made for hire”, as that term is defined in Section 101 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976 (the “Act”), or by any analogous law, and shall be the property of the Company, its successors, assigns or nominees, and that I shall not be entitled to any compensation, royalty, or any other consideration except as explicitly set forth in the employment agreement between me and the Company, for the creation or assignment of such works made for hire to the Company, its successors, assigns or nominees; and the Company shall be the sole author within the meaning of the Act. If the copyright to any such copyrightable work shall not be the property of the Company by operation of law, I will and hereby do, without further consideration, assign to the Company all of my right, title and interest in such copyrightable work and will cooperate with the Company and its designees, at the Company’s expense, to secure, maintain and defend for the Company’s benefit copyrights and any extensions and renewals thereof on any and all such work.

3.4. Records. I agree to keep and maintain adequate and current records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings and in any other form that may be required by the Company) of all Inventions made by me during the period of my engagement as an Associate of the Company or any prior engagement by the Company, which records shall be available to and remain the sole property of the Company at all times.

3.5. Obligation to Keep Company Informed. During the period of my engagement as an Associate of the Company, and for twelve (12) months after termination of my engagement as an Associate of the Company, I agree to promptly disclose to the Company fully and in writing all Inventions authored, conceived or reduced to practice by me, either alone or jointly with others. In addition, I will promptly disclose to the Company all patent applications filed by me or on my behalf within a year after termination of my engagement as an Associate of the Company.

3.6. Prior Inventions. I further represent that the attached Schedule A contains a complete list of all Prior Inventions. Such Prior Inventions are considered to be my property or the property of third parties and are not assigned to the Company hereunder. If there is no such Schedule A completed and attached hereto, I represent that there are no such Prior Inventions. If I am claiming any Prior Inventions on Schedule A, I agree that, if in the course of my engagement as an Associate of the Company or any prior engagement by the Company, I incorporate any Prior Invention into a Company product, process or machine, the Company shall automatically be granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty- free, irrevocable, transferable, perpetual, world-wide license (with rights to sublicense) to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention as part of, or in connection with, such product, process or machine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I agree that I will not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, Prior Inventions in any Company Inventions without the Company’s prior written consent.

4. OTHER AGREEMENTS.

4.1. No Conflicting Obligations. I hereby represent to the Company that, except as identified on Schedule B, I am not bound by any agreement or any other previous or existing business relationship which conflicts with or prevents the full performance of my duties and obligations to the Company (including my duties and obligations under this or any other agreement with the Company) during my engagement as an Associate of the Company. I agree I will not enter into any agreement either written or oral that conflicts with this Agreement.

4.2. No Improper Use of Information of Prior Employers or Others. I understand that the Company does not desire to acquire from me any trade secrets, know-how or confidential business information I may have acquired from others. Therefore, I agree during my engagement as an Associate of the Company, I will not improperly use or disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former or concurrent employer, or any other person or entity with whom I have an agreement or to whom I owe a duty to keep such information in confidence. Those persons or entities with whom I have such agreements or to whom I owe such a duty are identified on Schedule B.

5. NON-COMPETITION. I agree that while I am engaged as an Associate of the Company or any Affiliates and for the period of one (1) year immediately following the termination or cessation of such engagement for any reason, I shall not, without the Company’s prior written consent, directly or indirectly, for my own benefit or for the benefit of any other person or entity, (a) engage in, conduct, or manage, or prepare to engage in, conduct or manage, the Business, or any part thereof, in direct or indirect competition with the Company or any of its Affiliates, (b) invest in or own (other than in my capacity as a holder of not more than 1% of the combined voting power of the outstanding stock of a publicly held company) a Competitor, or (c) become employed or engaged by or render services to a Competitor, whether as a principal, director, owner, agent, employee, consultant, contractor, partner, or stockholder of, or in any other capacity, excluding roles that are wholly unrelated to the Business and in which I could not reasonably be expected to use or disclose any Confidential Information.

For purposes of this Section 5:

The “Business” of the Company and/or any of its Affiliates shall be defined as: Providing connectivity to and from space, airborne, and high altitude platforms using standard user equipment, such as cellular phones, IoT equipment, and other mobile equipment, using 3GPP/2G/3G/4G/5G frequencies or technology or any other businesses that the Company engages in or has material plans to engage in during my employment or upon my termination. I acknowledge that the Company is engaged in the Business worldwide.

A “Competitor” of the Company and/or any of its affiliates shall be defined as: Any person or entity who engages in the Business in direct or indirect competition with the Company or any of its Affiliates, in any city, county, territory, state, or country where the Company or any of its Affiliates conduct business or where I had a material presence during my engagement with the Company.

6. GENERAL NON-SOLICITATION. I agree that while I am engaged as an Associate of the Company or any Affiliates and for the period of one (1) year immediately following the termination or cessation of such engagement for any reason, I shall not, directly or indirectly, for my own benefit or for the benefit of any other person or entity: (a) solicit, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away, the business or patronage of any of the clients, customers or accounts, or prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the Company or its Affiliates which were contacted, solicited or served by me while I was engaged as an Associate of the Company or any Affiliate, (b) provide or offer to provide goods or services to any client or customer of the Company or its Affiliates, that are similar to any goods or services which the Company or any of its Affiliates provides or could provide, or (c) interfere with or harm the Company’s or an of its Affiliate’s business relationships with any of their clients, customers, accounts, suppliers, vendors, or other business relations.

7. NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS. I agree that while I am engaged as an Associate of the Company or any Affiliates and for the period of one (1) year immediately following the termination or cessation of such engagement for any reason, I shall not, directly or indirectly, for my own benefit or the benefit of any other person or entity: (a) hire, recruit, or solicit, or attempt to hire, recruit, or solicit any employee, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or its Affiliates; (b) induce or attempt to induce any employee, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or its Affiliates to discontinue his or her or its relationship with the Company or its Affiliates, or (c) interfere with or harm the Company’s or any of its Affiliate’s relationships with any of their employees, independent contractors, or consultants.

8. NOTICE OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT OR ENGAGEMENT. I shall, for a period of one (1) year after the termination or cessation of my engagement as an Associate of the Company, notify the Company of any change of address, and of any subsequent employment or engagement (stating the name and address of the employer and the nature of the position) or any other business activity.

9. GENERAL.

9.1. Assignment; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party except that the Company may assign this Agreement to any Affiliate or in connection with the merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of its business or assets. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and other legal representatives and, to the extent that any assignment hereof is permitted hereunder, their assignees.

9.2. Entire Agreement. The obligations pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement shall apply to any time during which I was previously engaged as an Associate of the Company, or am in the future engaged as an Associate of the Company or any Affiliate if no other agreement governs nondisclosure and assignment of inventions during such period. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

9.3. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. If any of the provisions of this Agreement is held to be excessively broad, it shall be reformed and construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. I agree that should I violate any obligation imposed on me in this Agreement, I shall continue to be bound by the obligation until a period equal to the term of such obligation without violation of such obligation.

9.4. Amendments and Waivers. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged. No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any occasion if effective only in that instance and will not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right on any other occasion.

9.5. At-Will. I understand that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or create an obligation on the part of the Company to continue my employment (if any) with the Company. I understand that my employment or engagement is “at will” and that my obligations under this Agreement shall not be affected by any change in my title, job function, authority, duties or responsibilities, or compensation or benefits by the Company. Any subsequent change or changes in my title, job function, authority, duties or responsibilities, or compensation or benefits will not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement.

9.6. Legal and Equitable Remedies. I acknowledge that (a) the business of the Company and its Affiliates is global in scope and its services may be marketed and sold throughout the world; (b) the Company and its Affiliates compete with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the world; (c) the Company has required that I make the covenants contained in this Agreement as a condition to my engagement as an Associate of the Company; and (d) the restrictions contained in this Agreement are necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company and its Affiliates and are reasonable for such purpose. I agree that any breach of this Agreement by me will cause irreparable damage to the Company and its Affiliates and that in the event of such breach, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to monetary damages and to any other remedies available to the Company under this Agreement and at law, to equitable relief, including injunctive relief, and to payment by myself of all costs incurred by the Company in enforcing of the provisions of this Agreement, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. I agree that should I violate any obligation imposed on me in this Agreement, I shall continue to be bound by the obligation until a period equal to the term of such obligation has expired without violation of such obligation.

9.7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed as a sealed instrument and shall in all events and for all purposes be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida without regard to any choice of law principle that would dictate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Any action, suit or other legal proceeding which I may commence to resolve any matter arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement shall be commenced only in a court in Miami Dade County, State of Florida (or, if appropriate, a federal court located within Miami Dade County, State of Florida), and I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such court with respect to any action, suit or proceeding commenced in such court by the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written as an instrument under seal.

ASSOCIATE

/s/ Shanti Gupta

Shanti Gupta

Chief Accounting Officer

AST&SCIENCE, LLC

/s/ Thomas Severson

Thomas Severson

CFO and COO

Schedule A

Prior Inventions:

Please List or write “None”:

Schedule B

Conflicting Agreements/Obligations

Please List or write “None”:

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Abel Avellan, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. (formerly known as New Providence Acquisition Corp.);
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and
b)	Design such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 15, 2021

/s/ Abel Avellan

Abel Avellan

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Principal Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Tom Severson, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. (formerly known as New Providence Acquisition Corp.);
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and
	b)	Design such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 15, 2021

/s/ Tom Severson

Tom Severson

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Principal Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. (formerly known as New Providence Acquisition Corp.) (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Abel Avellan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Dated: November 15, 2021

/s/ Abel Avellan

Abel Avellan

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Principal Executive Officer

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. (formerly known as New Providence Acquisition Corp.) (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Tom Severson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Dated: November 15, 2021

/s/ Tom Severson

Tom Severson

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Principal Financial Officer

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 360,390	$ 42,777
Accounts receivable	1,282	2,081
Inventory	2,726	2,591
Prepaid expenses	4,119	1,249
Other current assets	2,072	2,234
Total current assets	370,589	50,932
Property and equipment:
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress	56,677	27,013
Property and equipment, net	19,909	10,057
Total property and equipment, net	76,586	37,070
Other non-current assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	6,783	7,045
Intangible assets, net	335	526
Goodwill	3,704	3,912
Other assets and deposits	3,010	160
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Current liabilities:
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	3,377	4,222
Deferred revenue	4,850	3,401
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Total current liabilities	15,378	13,117
Warrant liabilities	76,108
Non-current operating lease liabilities	6,433	6,541
Total liabilities	97,919	19,658
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ Equity
Additional paid-in capital	169,385
Common equity (pre-combination)		117,573
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(394)	(168)
Accumulated deficit	(67,351)	(39,908)
Noncontrolling interest	261,430	2,490
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Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	5
Common Class B [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	5
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Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	$ 8

[1] Previously reported amounts have been adjusted for the retroactive application of the recapitalization related to the Business Combination. Refer to Note 3 for further information.

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Common Class A [Member]
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Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.0001
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 2,450	$ 2,090	$ 6,185	$ 3,265
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)		2,103	833	4,122	2,634
Gross profit		347	1,257	2,063	631
Operating expenses:
Engineering services		8,026	3,502	18,757	8,426
General and administrative costs		9,331	2,825	24,031	7,638
Research and development costs		4,888	17	15,491	60
Depreciation and amortization		867	112	2,049	417
Total operating expenses		23,112	6,456	60,328	16,541
Other income (expense):
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities		39,401		(2,276)
Interest income, net		4	14	12	58
Other income (expense), net		180	4	144	(2)
Total other income (expense), net		39,585	18	(2,120)	56
Income (loss) before income tax expense		16,820	(5,181)	(60,385)	(15,854)
Income tax expense		16		73
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest		16,804	(5,181)	(60,458)	(15,854)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		12,689	350	(33,015)	(327)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$ 4,115	$ (5,531)	$ (27,443)	$ (15,527)
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Earnings Per Share, Basic	[1]	$ 0.08		$ (0.31)
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[1] Earnings per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination (as defined in Note 1), as it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the readers of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 12 for further information.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest	$ 16,804	$ (5,181)	$ (60,458)	$ (15,854)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
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Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(220)	294	(494)	254
Total comprehensive income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest	16,584	(4,887)	(60,952)	(15,600)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	12,490	472	(33,283)	(217)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 4,094	$ (5,359)	$ (27,669)	$ (15,383)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Class A common stock [Member]	Class B common stock [Member]	Class C common stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Common Equity Pre Combination [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
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Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019						100,905,894
Stock options exercised						$ 1				1
Beginning balance, shares						12,181
Issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs of $5,958						$ 73,870				73,870
Beginning balance, shares						28,881,924
Stock-based compensation						$ 409				409
Foreign currency translation adjustments							144		110	254
Net income (loss)								(15,527)	(327)	(15,854)
Ending balance, value at Sep. 30, 2020						$ 117,592	(185)	(31,374)	2,396	88,429
Beginning balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2020						129,800,000
Beginning balance, value at Jun. 30, 2020	[1]					$ 117,350	(357)	(25,843)	1,924	93,074
Beginning balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2020						129,787,819
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Recapitalization transaction, net of transaction costs of $45.7 million, shares		(51,729,704)	(51,636,922)	(78,163,078)		(129,800,000)
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[1] Previously reported amounts have been adjusted for the retroactive application of the recapitalization related to the Business Combination. Refer to Note 3 for further information.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
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[custom:DebtIssuanceCostsNet]		$ 5,958

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss before noncontrolling interest to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	1,878	251
Amortization of intangible assets	171	166
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	2,276
Non-cash lease expense	505	221
Stock-based compensation	1,899	409
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	710	(406)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(2,700)	(1,183)
Inventory	(282)	(1,613)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(1,069)	3,310
Operating lease liabilities	(354)	(221)
Deferred revenue	1,662	1,981
Other assets and liabilities	(2,850)	(122)
Net cash used in operating activities	(58,612)	(13,061)
Cash flows from investing activities:
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BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in process	(29,201)	(17,007)
Net cash used in investing activities	(40,494)	(20,717)
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Proceeds from Business Combination	456,420
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Organization and Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Nature of Operations

1. Organization and Nature of Operations

AST SpaceMobile, Inc., collectively with its subsidiaries (“SpaceMobile” or the “Company”), is an innovative satellite designer and manufacturer. SpaceMobile is currently in the process of assembling, integrating, and testing its BlueWalker 3 (“BW3”) test satellite. In addition, the Company is in the design, development, and procurement process for the SpaceMobile constellation satellites in advance of manufacturing and launching the first space-based global cellular broadband network distributed through a constellation of Low Earth Orbit Satellites (the “AST Satellite Constellation”). Once deployed and operational, the AST Satellite Constellation is designed to provide connectivity directly to standard/unmodified cellular phones or any 2G/3G/4G LTE and 5G enabled device (the “SpaceMobile Service”). At that point, we intend to offer the SpaceMobile Service to cellular subscribers and others through wholesale commercial roaming agreements with cellular service providers on a global basis. The Company operates from six locations that include its corporate headquarters and 85,000 square foot satellite assembly, integrating and testing facility in Midland, Texas, and engineering and development locations in Maryland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Israel. In addition, its 51% owned and controlled subsidiary, NanoAvionika UAB (“Nano”), is headquartered in Lithuania.

On April 6, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed a business combination (“Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain equity purchase agreement, dated as of December 15, 2020 (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”), by and among AST & Science LLC (“AST LLC”), New Providence Acquisition Corp. (“NPA”), the existing equityholders of AST LLC (“Existing Equityholders”), New Providence Acquisition Management LLC (“Sponsor”), and Mr. Abel Avellan, as representative of the Existing Equityholders. Immediately, upon the completion of the Business Combination, NPA was renamed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and AST LLC became a subsidiary of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. The Business Combination is documented in greater detail in Note 3.

Following the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the combined company is organized in an “Up-C” structure in which the business of AST LLC and its subsidiaries is held by AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and continues to operate through the subsidiaries of AST LLC, and in which SpaceMobile’s only direct assets consist of equity interests in AST LLC. The Company’s common stock and warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “ASTS” and “ASTSW”, respectively. As the managing member of AST LLC, SpaceMobile has full, exclusive and complete discretion to manage and control the business of AST LLC and to take all action it deems necessary, appropriate, advisable, incidental, or convenient to accomplish the purposes of AST LLC and, accordingly, the financial statements are being prepared on a consolidated basis with SpaceMobile.

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and the Company may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

There continues to be uncertainties regarding the pandemic of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), and the Company is closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of its business, including how it will impact its customers, employees, suppliers, vendors, and business partners. Any estimates made herein may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained, and actual results could differ materially from any estimates made herein under different assumptions or conditions. The Company has evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the period ended September 30, 2021 and has not realized a material impact to the Company’s technology development efforts or operations. The Company is unable to predict the impact that COVID-19 may have on its financial position and operations moving forward due to the numerous uncertainties. The Company will continue to assess the evolving impact of COVID-19.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. The December 31, 2020 balances reported herein are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of AST LLC. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pursuant to the Business Combination, the transaction between the Company and AST LLC was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, NPA was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of AST LLC issuing stock for the net assets of the Company, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of AST LLC are stated at historical cost and net assets of NPA are stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations prior to the Business Combination are those of AST LLC. The shares and corresponding capital amounts prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 contained in our Form 8-K dated April 12, 2021. The results of operations for the periods presented are not indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any other interim period or other future year.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience when available and on other market-specific or other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, useful lives assigned to property and equipment, the fair values of warrant liabilities, valuation and potential impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, and equity-based compensation expense. The Company assesses estimates on an ongoing basis; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s cash consists of cash maintained within standard bank accounts at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured financial institutions. The Company’s cash equivalents consist of short-term money market funds. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity date of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value, either upon initial recognition or for subsequent accounting or reporting. The fair value of the financial instruments disclosed herein is not necessarily representative of the amount that could be realized or settled, nor does the fair value amount consider the tax consequences of realization or settlement.

In assessing the fair value of financial instruments, the Company uses a variety of methods and assumptions, which are based on estimates of market conditions and risks existing at the time. For certain instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, it was estimated that the carrying amount approximated fair value because of the short maturities of these instruments.

Inventories

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the first-in first-out (FIFO) method. The cost of work-in-progress comprises raw materials, satellite componentry, direct labor, and other direct engineering costs. No reserve for excess and/or obsolete inventory was recognized in the periods presented. The Company’s inventory balance was $2.7 million and $2.6 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Property and Equipment

The Company records property and equipment at cost. Repairs and maintenance costs that do not extend the useful life or enhance the productive capacity of an asset are expensed as incurred and recorded as part of general and administrative operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Upon retirement or disposal of property and equipment, the Company derecognizes the cost and accumulated depreciation balance associated with the asset, with a resulting gain or loss from disposal included in the determination of net income or loss. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and any additions or improvements which extend the useful life of an asset or increase its productive capacity are capitalized. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives which the Company has assigned to its underlying asset classes, which are as follows:

	Estimated Useful Life
Computers, software, and equipment	2 to 5 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term
Satellite antenna	5 years
Test and lab equipment	5 years
Phased array test facility	5 years
Assembly and integration equipment	5 years
Furniture and fixtures	7 years
Vehicles	5 years

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, except for goodwill, consist of property and equipment and definite lived acquired intangible assets, such as developed technology and tradenames. Long-lived assets, except for goodwill, are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be fully recoverable. The Company continually evaluates whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate that the estimated remaining useful life of long-lived assets and definite lived intangible assets may warrant revision or if events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may be impaired. To compute whether assets have been impaired, the estimated undiscounted future cash flows for the estimated remaining useful life of the assets are compared to the carrying value. To the extent that the future cash flows are less than the carrying value, the assets are written down to the estimated fair value of the asset. There were no impairment charges for long-lived assets recognized for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Goodwill

The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the goodwill may be impaired. Goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level, which is considered an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. The Company has two reporting units: AST LLC and Nano. However, given no goodwill has been allocated to the AST LLC reporting unit, the Company identifies Nano as the sole reporting unit for purposes of goodwill impairment testing.

The annual goodwill impairment test is based on either a qualitative or quantitative assessment. We have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If management determines this is the case, we are required to perform a quantitative assessment. A quantitative assessment is an analysis of the fair value of the reporting unit compared to its carrying value. A goodwill impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. The Company performs the annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter each year. There were no impairment charges for goodwill recognized for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Warrant Liabilities

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480 - Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Management’s assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period-end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance and subject to remeasurement each balance sheet date with changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants to be recognized as an unrealized gain or loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Engineering Costs

Engineering costs are charged to expense as incurred. Engineering costs consist primarily of the expenses associated with our ongoing engineering efforts to establish feasibility of our satellites, as well as the cost of internal staff (such as engineers and consultants) to support these efforts. Currently, major engineering activities include the manufacturing and assembly of the satellite components required for the BW3 test satellite at the Company’s Midland, Texas facility and the development and design of the first commercial satellite launches for a first constellation phase of 20 satellites (the “BB1 Satellites”). The Company has established alternative uses (separate economic value) for BW3 test satellite and therefore, the hard costs (i.e., test equipment, antennas, sensors, cables, launch vehicles) and other nonrecurring costs solely associated with the Company’s BW3 test satellite developments are capitalized to its construction in progress (“CIP”) account, and presented on its condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs consist principally of non-recurring engineering development efforts in which the Company typically engages third-party vendors, including engineering, design, and development for the BB1 Satellites materials and supplies, license costs, contract services, and other outside expenses. Costs for certain research and development activities are recognized in line with the completion of specific tasks using information from the Company’s vendors on their actual costs incurred. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual arrangements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and reflected in the financial statements as prepaid or accrued expenses.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue related to sales of manufactured small satellites and their components as well as launch related services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and its related amendments (collectively known as “ASC 606”). In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of revenue reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with the customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

Costs to obtain the Company’s contracts are capitalized and amortized over the expected customer benefit period, and typically include commissions paid to external parties or distributors. Sales commissions are considered incremental costs in obtaining a new contract and thus are appropriately capitalized. Costs to fulfill the Company’s contracts, such as our overhead costs and third-party costs to manufacture, do not meet the specified capitalization criteria (i.e., do not generate or enhance resources of the Company) and as such are expensed as incurred. Costs to obtain and fulfill the Company’s contracts were immaterial as of September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit with greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. There were no uncertain tax positions and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In conjunction with the Business Combination, the Company entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) with AST LLC. Pursuant to the TRA, the Company is required to pay the Existing Equityholders (i) 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of (A) existing tax basis of certain assets of AST LLC and its subsidiaries attributable to AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (B) tax basis adjustments resulting from taxable exchanges of AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (C) tax deductions in respect of portions of certain payments made under the TRA, and (D) certain tax attributes that are acquired directly or indirectly by the Company pursuant to a reorganization transaction. All such payments to the Existing Equityholders of AST LLC are the obligations of the Company, and not that of AST LLC. As of September 30, 2021, there have been no exchanges of AST LLC units for Class A common stock of the Company and, accordingly, no TRA liabilities have been recognized.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for equity awards, including grants of stock options and restricted stock units, in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all equity-based payments to employees, which includes grants of employee equity awards, to be recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) based on their grant date fair values. The Company estimates the grant date fair value of stock options granted to employees, non-employees, and non-employee members of the Board of Directors using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Use of the Black-Scholes model requires the Company to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of stock options, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. The fair value of restricted stock units granted to employees, non-employees and non-employee members of the Board of Directors is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date. For awards that vest based solely on achievement of a service condition, the Company recognizes expense on a straight-line basis over the period during which the award holder provides such services. For awards that vest based on both service and performance conditions, the Company recognizes expense using a graded method for such awards only to the extent it believes achievement of the performance conditions are probable. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur and reverses any previously recognized compensation cost associated with forfeited awards. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation for awards granted to non-employees in a similar fashion to the way it accounts for stock-based compensation awards to employees.

The Company issues stock-based compensation awards to the employees, non-employees, and non-employee directors of its subsidiaries. The Company accounts for the compensation associated with these awards by offsetting expense with additional paid-in capital.

The Company’s less than wholly owned subsidiary, AST LLC, issues stock-based compensation awards to its employees, non-employees, and non-employee directors. The exercise of these awards would decrease SpaceMobile’s ownership interest in AST LLC. The Company accounts for the compensation associated with these awards similarly to the awards described above; however, the offset to the expense is recorded to noncontrolling interest rather than additional paid-in capital.

Collaboration Agreements

The Company considers the nature and contractual terms of an arrangement and assess whether the arrangement involves a joint operating activity pursuant to which it is an active participant and exposed to significant risks and rewards with respect to the arrangement. If the Company is an active participant and exposed to the significant risks and rewards with respect to the arrangement, it accounts for these arrangements pursuant to ASC Topic 808 - Collaborative Arrangements, as amended by ASU 2018-18 (“ASC 808”), and applies a systematic and rational approach to recognize revenue (unless parts of the arrangement are within the scope of other authoritative accounting literature or can be appropriately analogized to other authoritative accounting literature).

Net Income (Loss) per Share

The Company reports both basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and excludes the dilutive effect of warrants, stock options, and other types of convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and the dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and other types of convertible securities are included in the calculation. Dilutive securities are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation if their effect is anti-dilutive, such as in periods where we report a net loss.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables. The Company maintains its cash in accounts at financial institutions that the Company believes are of high credit quality. At times, the cash balance may exceed federally insured limits. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries may deposit cash at institutions that are not insured by the FDIC. Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2021 are subject to minimal credit risk.

The Company’s subsidiary, Nano, which accounted for 100% of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, derives its revenue from a small number of customers. Four customers accounted for approximately 67% of the Company’s trade receivables as of September 30, 2021, and two customers accounted for approximately 76% of the Company’s trade receivables as of December 31, 2020. Three customers accounted for approximately 36% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and four customers accounted for approximately 74% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company manages credit risk by reviewing the counterparties’ credit at least quarterly.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses

The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated from local currency into reporting currency, which is U.S. dollars, using the current exchange rate at the balance sheet date for assets and liabilities, and the weighted average exchange rate prevailing during the period for revenues and expenses. The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the local currency for each entity and, accordingly, translation adjustments for these subsidiaries are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are reflected as other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company has determined that it operates in one operating segment, as the CODM reviews financial information presented on a combined basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470- 20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, to reduce complexity in applying U.S. GAAP to certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The guidance in ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock by removing the requirements to separately present certain conversion features in equity. The amendments in ASU 2020-06 are effective for public entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer, excluding smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Entities should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and cannot adopt the guidance in an interim reporting period. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2021. The new standard did not have a material effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which amended the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions to the guidance for income taxes related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences as well as simplifying aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021 and it did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted

In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). The guidance clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to promote consistency among reporting of an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

All other new accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet effective or adopted have been deemed to be not relevant to the Company and, accordingly, are not expected to have a material impact once adopted.

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Business Combination

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Business Combination

3. Business Combination

On April 6, 2021, the Company completed the Business Combination with AST LLC pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to ASC 805 – Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), for financial accounting and reporting purposes, AST LLC was deemed the accounting acquirer and the Company was treated as the accounting acquiree, and the Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Accordingly, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of AST LLC issuing stock (“AST LLC Common Units”) for the net assets of NPA, accompanied by a recapitalization. Under this method of accounting, the pre-Business Combination consolidated financial statements of the Company are the historical financial statements of AST LLC. The net assets of NPA were stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are consolidated with AST LLC’s financial statements on the Closing date. As a result of the Business Combination with the Company, the AST LLC Series A and Series B convertible preferred stock were converted to AST LLC Common Units. The shares and net income (loss) available to holders of the Company’s common stock, prior to the Business Combination, have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (the Private Investment in Public Entity Investors, or “PIPE Investors”), whereby it issued 23,000,000 Class A shares of common stock at $10.00 per share (the “Private Placement Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $230.0 million (the “Private Placement”), which closed simultaneously with the consummation of the Business Combination.

On the closing date of the Business Combination, the Company completed the acquisition of AST LLC and in return AST LLC and the Existing Equityholders received (i) $416.9 million in cash, net of transaction expenses, (ii) 51.6 million shares of Class B common stock, and (iii) 78.2 million shares of Class C common stock. In connection with the Business Combination, the Company incurred direct and incremental costs of approximately $45.7 million related to the equity issuance, consisting primarily of investment banking, legal, accounting and other professional fees, which were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The shares of non-economic Class B and Class C common stock of the Company entitle each share to one vote and ten votes per share, respectively. The non-economic Class B and Class C shares were issued to the Existing Equityholders to maintain the established voting percentage of SpaceMobile, as determined in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

As a result of the Business Combination, the Company, organized as a C corporation, owns an equity interest in AST LLC in what is commonly referred to as an “Up-C” structure. AST LLC is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Also, the Company has a controlling ownership interest in a Lithuanian subsidiary that is subject to foreign income taxes and is also treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state and local taxes. Accordingly, for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes, all income, losses, and other tax attributes pass through to the members’ income tax returns, and no U.S. federal and state and local provision for income taxes has been recorded for these entities in the consolidated financial statements. Certain foreign wholly-owned entities are taxed as corporations in the jurisdictions in which they operate, and accruals for such taxes are included in the consolidated financial statements.

As a result of the Up-C structure, the noncontrolling interest is held by the Existing Equityholders who retained 71.5% of the economic ownership percentage of AST LLC. The noncontrolling interest is classified as permanent equity within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as the Company, acting through the redemption election committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Redemption Election Committee”), may only elect to settle a redemption request in cash if the cash delivered in the exchange is limited to the cash proceeds to be received from a new permanent equity offering through issuance of Class A common stock.

In conjunction with the Business Combination, the Company also entered into the TRA with AST LLC. Pursuant to the TRA, the Company is required to pay the Existing Equityholders (i) 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of (A) existing tax basis of certain assets of AST LLC and its subsidiaries attributable to the AST LLC Common Units, (B) tax basis adjustments resulting from taxable exchanges of AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (C) tax deductions in respect of portions of certain payments made under the TRA, and (D) certain tax attributes that are acquired directly or indirectly by the Company pursuant to a reorganization transaction. All such payments to the Existing Equityholders of AST LLC are the obligations of the Company, and not that of AST LLC. As of September 30, 2021, there have been no exchanges of AST LLC units for Class A common stock of the Company and, accordingly, no TRA liabilities have been recognized.

The Company recorded a net deferred tax asset of $71.7 million for the difference between the book value and tax basis of the Company’s investment in AST LLC at the time of the Business Combination. The Company has assessed the realizability of their deferred tax assets and in that analysis has considered the relevant positive and negative evidence available to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. As a result, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset resulting from the Business Combination.

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Fair Value Measurement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement

4. Fair Value Measurement

The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 - Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

●  Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

●  Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

● Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):

Description	Level		September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets:
Cash equivalents		1	$	352,011	$	-
Liabilities:
Public warrant liability		1	$	45,425	$	-
Private placement warrant liability		2	$	30,683	$	-

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $360.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, of which $352.0 million is classified as cash equivalents, which consists principally of short-term money market funds with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Warrant liabilities are comprised of both publicly issued warrants (“Public Warrants”) and private placement warrants (“Private Placement Warrants”), exercisable for shares of Class A common stock of the Company. Warrant liabilities are documented in greater detail at Note 10. As of September 30, 2021, the Public Warrants are classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker “ASTSW”.

The Private Warrants are valued using a Black-Scholes-Merton Model. As of September 30, 2021, the Private Warrants are classified as Level 2 as the transfer of Private Warrants to anyone outside of a small group of individuals who are permitted transferees would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants. For this reason, the Company determined that the volatility of each Private Warrant is equivalent to that of each Public Warrant.

The Company’s Black-Scholes-Merton model to value Private Warrants required the use of the following subjective assumption inputs:

● The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on a weighted average of the three and five-year U.S. Treasury rate, which was commensurate with the contractual term of the Warrants, which expire on the earlier of (i) five years after the completion of the initial business combination and (ii) upon redemption or liquidation. An increase in the risk-free interest rate, in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa.

● The expected volatility assumption was based on the implied volatility of the Company’s publicly-traded warrants, which as of September 30, 2021 was 59.1%.

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Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Satellite testing and lab equipment	$	13,617		$	5,324
Computers, software, and equipment		2,435			1,707
Leasehold improvements		6,101			3,537
Other		531			404
Property and equipment		22,684			10,972
Accumulated depreciation		(2,775	)		(915	)
Property and equipment, net		19,909			10,057
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress		56,677			27,013
Total property and equipment, net	$	76,586		$	37,070

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $1.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

6. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

On November 13, 2018, AST LLC entered into both an Economic Development Agreement (the “EDA”) and a sublease agreement with Midland Development Corporation. The premise of the EDA was to create jobs in the Midland, Texas area, as well as, to have AST LLC improve the land, office and hangar spaces at the leased facility located at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Midland, Texas.

The leased facility included office space (44,988 SF), hangar A (28,480 SF), hangar B (11,900 SF), and land (approximately 238,000 SF). The term of the lease commenced on November 21, 2018 and extends through November 20, 2033. Pursuant to the agreement, the base rental payments for the first five years will be abated, provided that the Company prepays the rent in each period and achieves an increasing level of financial commitments, measured annually on March 31st of each of the first five years of the lease. The Company can qualify for an additional five years (years six through ten of the term) of abatements which are contingent upon the Company achieving its commitments through the first five years of the lease and maintaining or exceeding those year five commitment levels in years six through year ten of the term. These commitments include 1) the total number of full-time jobs and the related annual payroll costs and 2) cumulative capital investments in personal property and improvements to the existing land/structures. The Company recognizes the lease reimbursements as an offset to rent expense for the related reimbursable month when the contingency is probable of being resolved.

The Company’s other operating leasehold obligations include additional office space in Maryland, Spain, Israel, United Kingdom and Lithuania. The Company’s leases have established fixed payment terms which are subject to annual rent increases throughout the term of each lease agreement. The Company’s lease agreements have varying non-cancellable rental periods which include options for the Company to extend portions of its lease terms. The Company early adopted ASU 2016-02 – Leases (“ASC 842”) as of January 1, 2020 (“the adoption date”) using the modified retrospective method which did not require it to restate prior periods and did not have an impact on retained earnings. Management considered that it was not reasonably certain to exercise any extension options present in its lease arrangements that are outstanding as of the adoption date, with the exception of the Texas sublease. In addition, the Company’s leases have similar terms in which they may terminate the lease prior to the end date but must provide advanced notice. The Company is not reasonably certain to exercise the right to terminate their agreements.

The Company also elected to apply a practical expedient provided in ASC 842, which provides that leases with an initial term of 12 months or less and no purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain of exercising will not be included within the lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company also elected to apply a practical expedient to combine the non-lease components (which include common area maintenance, taxes and insurance) with the related lease component. The Company applies these practical expedients to all asset classes.

Incremental Borrowing Rate

The Company derives its incremental borrowing rate from information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents a collateralized rate of interest the Company would have to pay to borrow over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The Company’s lease agreements do not provide implicit rates. As the Company did not have any external borrowings at the adoption date with comparable terms to its lease agreements, the Company estimated its incremental borrowing rate based on the lowest grade of debt available in the marketplace for the same term as the associated lease(s). The Company elected to use an 11.9% discount rate for its main, shorter-term operating leases (generally two (2) to five (5) year leases), with the exception of a shorter-term lease entered into during the three months ended September 30, 2021, in which the Company elected to use an 8% discount rate. For the Texas sublease, which is greater than 10 years, the Company elected to use a 15% discount rate.

Operating Leases

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Short-term operating lease expense	$	15	$	13	$	70	$	24
Operating lease expense		123		79		352		180
Total lease expense	$	138	$	92	$	422	$	204

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	334	$	207
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	$	269	$	635

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of September 30, 2021 was as follows:

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)	10.8
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	14	%

As of September 30, 2021, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,	Amount
2021 (Remaining 3 months)	$	378
2022		1,364
2023		1,370
2024		1,282
2025		1,183
Thereafter		7,886
Total lease payments		13,463
Less effects of discounting		(6,535	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	6,928

Legal Proceedings

The Company is not a party to any material litigation and does not have contingency reserves established for any litigation liabilities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance at beginning of the period	$	3,912
Translation adjustments		(208	)
Balance at end of the period	$	3,704

Intangible Assets

Identified intangible assets are comprised of the following as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Useful Lives		September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Developed technology		5	$	1,100		$	1,161
Trademarks and domain name		15		23			23
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization				1,123			1,184
Accumulated amortization				(788	)		(658	)
Total net intangible assets subject to amortization			$	335		$	526

The aggregate amortization expense for each of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was less than $0.1 million. The aggregate amortization expense for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.2 million. Based on the carrying value of identified intangible assets recorded at September 30, 2021, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the amortization expense is expected to be as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
2021 (remaining 3 months)	$	55
2022		221
2023		38
2024		2
2025 and Thereafter		19
	$	335

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Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

8. Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company’s subsidiary, Nano, recognizes revenue related to sales of manufactured small satellites and their components, as well as launch related services. Currently, this is the Company’s only source of revenue. In general, the Company recognizes revenue for services provided over time as the Company’s performance does not result in an asset with an alternative use and the Company is entitled to be compensated for performance completed to date. The Company recognizes revenue for services provided over time based on an output method, under which the total value of revenue is recognized based on each contract’s deliverable(s) as they are completed and when value is transferred to a customer. Certain of the Company’s performance obligations do not meet the criteria for over time recognition such as satellite hardware and subsystems. In these scenarios, the Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of the performance obligation to the customer. Revenue recognized over time versus revenue recognized upon transfer for the periods ending September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenue from performance obligations recognized over time	$	2,189	$	1,871	$	4,769	$	2,538
Revenue from performance obligations recognized at point-in-time transfer		261		219		1,416		727
Total	$	2,450	$	2,090	$	6,185	$	3,265

Contract Balances

Contract assets relate to our conditional right to consideration for our completed performance under the contract. Contract liabilities relate to payments received in advance of performance under the contract. Contract liabilities (i.e., deferred revenue) are recognized as revenue as (or when) the Company performs under the contract. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $0.4 million of revenue related to its deferred revenue balance at January 1, 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $1.5 million of revenue related to its deferred revenue balance at January 1, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had deferred revenue of $4.9 million classified in current liabilities related to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied. The Company expects to recognize the revenue associated with satisfying these performance obligations within the next 12 months.

Accounts Receivable

The Company receives payments from customers based on a billing schedule as established in our contracts. Accounts receivable includes amounts billed and currently due from customers. Accounts receivable are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. The Company did not reserve an allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020 given historical experience and management’s evaluation of outstanding accounts receivable at period end.

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Stockholders’ Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders’ Equity

9. Stockholders’ Equity

Prior to the Business Combination, NPA was a Special Purpose Acquisition Company or a “blank check company”, defined as a development stage company formed for the sole purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As of the closing of the Business Combination, the Company held a 28.5% ownership interest in AST LLC. The Company also became the managing member of AST LLC, allowing it to control the operating decisions of AST LLC. This resulted in the Company obtaining a controlling financial interest in AST LLC. The Company’s sole operating assets consists of the business operations, intellectual property, and other assets of AST LLC and its subsidiaries.

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest represents the equity interest in AST LLC held by holders other than the Company. On April 6, 2021, upon the close of the Business Combination, the Existing Equityholders’ equity ownership percentage in AST LLC was approximately 71.5%. The Company has consolidated the financial position and results of operations of AST LLC and reflected the proportionate interest held by the Existing Equityholders as noncontrolling interest in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of September 30, 2021, the Existing Equityholders’ equity ownership percentage in AST LLC was approximately 71.5%.

Class A Common Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were 51,729,704 million shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. The Company is authorized to issue 800,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

Class B Common Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were 51,636,922 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Shares of Class B common stock were issued to the Existing Equityholders of AST LLC (other than Mr. Abel Avellan) in connection with the Business Combination and are non-economic, but entitle the holder to one vote per share. The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

The Existing Equityholders (other than Mr. Abel Avellan) own economic interests in AST LLC which are redeemable into either shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or cash at the option of the Redemption Election Committee. Upon redemption of the AST LLC Common Units by the Existing Equityholders (other than Mr. Abel Avellan), a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock held by such Existing Equityholders will be cancelled. The Class B common stock is subject to a lock-up, during which the shares cannot be transferred until April 6, 2022, the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination.

Class C Common Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were 78,163,078 million shares of Class C common stock issued and outstanding. Shares of Class C common stock were issued to Mr. Abel Avellan in connection with the Business Combination and are non-economic, but entitle the holder to ten votes per share (the “Super-Voting Rights”). The Company is authorized to issue 125,000,000 shares of Class C common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

Mr. Abel Avellan owns economic interests in AST LLC which are redeemable into either shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or cash at the option of the Redemption Election Committee. Upon redemption of the AST LLC Common Units by Mr. Avel Avellan, a corresponding number of shares of Class C common stock held by Mr. Abel Avellan will be cancelled. Correspondingly, the Super-Voting Rights associated with the Class C common stock will be terminated. The Class C common stock is subject to a one-year lock-up, during which the shares cannot be transferred until April 6, 2022, the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination.

Preferred Stock

At September 30, 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding. The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors.

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Warrant Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Warrant Liabilities

Warrant Liabilities

10. Warrant Liabilities

At September 30, 2021, there were 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 6,100,000 Private Placement Warrants outstanding. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a holder of Public Warrants may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A common stock. This means that only a whole warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder. The Public Warrants expire on April 6, 2026, five years after the Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company may redeem the Public Warrants under the following conditions:

● In whole and not in part;

● At a price of $0.01 per warrant;

● Upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and

● If, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

The redemption criteria discussed above prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and SpaceMobile issues a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A common stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company recorded warrant liabilities of $76.1 million in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized a gain of $39.4 million and a loss of $2.3 million, respectively, on the change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

11. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation, measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, is typically recognized ratably over the requisite services period, using the straight-line method of expense attribution. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following categories of its condensed consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Engineering services	$	546	$	147	$	1,085	$	275
General and administrative costs		755		94		814		134
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress		6		-		34		-
Total	$	1,307	$	241	$	1,933	$	409

The Company estimates the fair value of the stock option awards to employees, non-employees and non-employee members of the Board of Directors using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including (i) the expected volatility of our stock, (ii) the expected term of the award, (iii) the risk-free interest rate, and (iv) any expected dividends. Due to the lack of company-specific historical and implied volatility data, the Company based the estimate of expected volatility on the estimated and expected volatilities of a representative group of publicly traded companies. For these analyses, the Company selects companies with comparable characteristics including enterprise value, risk profiles, position within the industry, and with historical share price information sufficient to meet the expected life of the stock-based awards. The Company computes the historical volatility data using the daily closing prices for the selected companies’ shares during the equivalent period of the calculated expected term of the stock-based awards. The Company will continue to apply this process until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of the Company’s stock price becomes available. For awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options, the Company estimates the expected life of the employee stock options using the “simplified” method, whereby, the expected life equals the average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option. The expected term of stock options granted to non-employees is equal to the contractual term of the option award. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company elects to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than apply an estimated forfeiture rate to stock-based payment expense.

The fair value of restricted stock units granted to employees, non-employees, and non-employee members of the Board of Directors is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date. The Company elects to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than apply an estimated forfeiture rate to stock-based payment expense.

AST LLC 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Prior to the Business Combination, under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“AST LLC Incentive Plan”), AST LLC was authorized to issue ordinary shares, as well as options exercisable for ordinary shares, as incentives to its employees, non-employees, and non-employee members of its Board of Directors. The issuance of share options and ordinary shares is administered by the Board of Directors using standardized share option and share subscription agreements. Following the Business Combination, no further grants will be made under the AST LLC Incentive Plan. However, the AST LLC Incentive Plan will continue to govern the terms and conditions of the outstanding awards granted under it.

There were two types of options granted under the AST LLC Incentive Plan: (1) service-based options and (2) performance-based options. Service-based options typically vest over a five year service period with 20% of the award vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s commencement date, and the balance thereafter in 48 equal monthly installments. Certain service-based options also provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control or other performance condition as defined by the AST LLC Incentive Plan. Performance-based options typically vest on the earliest date that any of the following occurs: (i) AST LLC effects an initial public offering and becomes a reporting company, (ii) AST LLC experiences a change of control, or (iii) other specified performance conditions. Both service-based and performance-based options typically expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant.

In connection with the Closing, AST LLC entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Operating Agreement (the “A&R Operating Agreement”), which, among other things, restructured the capitalization of AST LLC to reclassify all of the existing AST LLC options into AST LLC incentive equity units (the “AST LLC Incentive Equity Units”). In connection with the reclassification of the AST LLC options into AST LLC Incentive Equity Units, the maximum number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units which may be issued under the AST LLC Incentive Plan were proportionately adjusted to be equal to (a) the share limit under the AST LLC Incentive Plan as of the effective date of the A&R Operating Agreement, multiplied by (b) 14.50149869 (rounded down to the nearest whole number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units). Additionally, each unexpired and unexercised outstanding AST LLC option, whether vested or unvested, was proportionately adjusted such that (a) each AST LLC option will be exercisable for that number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units equal to the product determined by multiplying (x) the number of AST LLC options that were issuable upon exercise immediately prior to the Closing by (y) 14.50149869 (rounded down to the nearest whole number of AST LLC Incentive Equity Units) and (b) the per unit exercise price for the AST LLC Incentive Equity Units issuable upon exercise of such AST LLC option shall be equal to the quotient of (x) the exercise price per AST LLC option immediately prior to the Closing divided by (y) 14.50149869 (rounded down to the nearest millionth). Each AST LLC option continues to be subject to the terms of the AST LLC Incentive Plan and the applicable award agreement evidencing such AST LLC option, and is further subject in all regards to the terms and conditions of the A&R Operating Agreement. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the A&R Operating Agreement, each AST LLC Incentive Equity Unit is redeemable for one share of Class A Common Stock on the later of the (i) 24-month anniversary of the consummation of the Business Combination and (ii) six-month anniversary from the vesting date. As a result of the Business Combination, there was no incremental compensation cost and the terms of the outstanding awards, including fair value, vesting conditions and classification, were unchanged.

As of September 30, 2021, AST LLC was authorized to issue a total of 12,812,959 ordinary shares under a reserve set aside for equity awards. As of September 30, 2021, there were 12,402,116 options outstanding under the AST LLC Incentive Plan. Following the Business Combination on April 6, 2021, no further equity award grants were made under the AST LLC Incentive Plan.

The following table summarizes AST LLC’s option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Options			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		11,822,100		$	0.20		2.04
Granted		806,283			10.00
Exercised		(15,227	)		0.06
Cancelled or forfeited		(211,040	)		0.92
Outstanding at September 30, 2021		12,402,116		$	0.83		1.60
Options exercisable as of September 30, 2021		7,096,395		$	0.23		1.53
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2021		12,402,116		$	0.83		1.60

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		6,526,494		$	0.16
Granted		806,283			4.15
Vested		(1,877,862	)		0.29
Forfeited		(149,175	)		0.56
Unvested at September 30, 2021		5,305,740		$	0.71

The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $4.15 and $0.33, respectively.

As of September 30, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested stock options was $3.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the assumptions used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, presented on a weighted average basis:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Exercise price	$	10.00
Fair market value	$	4.15
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%
Expected term (in years)		6.3
Expected volatility		42.24	%
Weighted-average risk-free rate		0.55	%

SpaceMobile 2020 Incentive Award Plan

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the “2020 Plan”). Awards may be made under the 2020 Plan covering an aggregate number of Class A common stock shares equal to 10,800,000. Any shares distributed pursuant to an award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Common Stock, treasury Common Stock or Common Stock purchased on the open market. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, dividend equivalents, restricted stock units, incentive unit awards, stock appreciation rights, and other stock or cash-based awards. Each incentive unit issued pursuant to an award, if any, shall count as one share for purposes of calculating the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.

Two types of equity awards have been granted under the 2020 Plan: (1) service-based options and (2) service-based and performance-based restricted stock units. Service-based options typically vest over a four year service period with 25% of the award vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s commencement date, and the balance thereafter in 36 equal monthly installments. Service-based restricted stock units typically vest over a four year service period with 25% of the award vesting on each anniversary of the employee’s vesting commencement date. Performance-based restricted stock units typically vest on the earliest date that any of the following occurs: (i) the Company attains an incremental capital investment, or (ii) other specified performance conditions. Options typically expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant.

Stock Options

As of September 30, 2021, there were 1,146,454 service-based options outstanding under the 2020 Plan.

The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity under the 2020 Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		-	$	-		-
Granted		1,146,454		9.95
Exercised		-		-
Cancelled or forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at September 30, 2021		1,146,454	$	9.95		3.47
Options exercisable as of September 30, 2021		27,893	$	10.00		2.85
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2021		1,146,454	$	9.95		3.47

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested option activity for the period ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		-		$	-
Granted		1,146,454			4.14
Vested		(27,893	)		4.16
Forfeited		-			-
Unvested at September 30, 2021		1,118,561		$	4.13

The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $4.14. There were no stock options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. There were no exercises during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested stock options was $4.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.5 years.

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the assumptions used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, presented on a weighted average basis:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Exercise price	$	9.95
Fair market value	$	4.14
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%
Expected term (in years)		6.1
Expected volatility		42.34	%
Weighted-average risk-free rate		0.97	%

Restricted Stock Units

As of September 30, 2021, there were 1,804,051 restricted stock units outstanding under the 2020 Plan.

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		-	$	-
Granted		1,804,051		10.11
Vested		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Unvested at September 30, 2021		1,804,051	$	10.11

For the period ended September 30, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested restricted stock units was $12.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.6 years.

SpaceMobile 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The aggregate number of common stock shares that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the ESPP is 2,000,000 shares. If any right granted under the ESPP shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the shares not purchased under such right shall again become available for issuance under the ESPP. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had not issued any awards under this plan.

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Net Income (Loss) per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (1)

Net Income (Loss) per Share

12. Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders adjusted for the assumed exchange of all potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive elements.

Prior to the Business Combination, the membership structure of AST LLC included units which shared in the profits and losses of AST LLC. The Company analyzed the calculation of earnings per unit for periods prior to the Business Combination and determined that it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the readers of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Therefore, earnings per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination on April 6, 2021. The basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 represent only the period of April 6, 2021 to September 30, 2021.

The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock:

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021			September 30, 2021
	(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest	$	16,804		$	(60,458	)
Net loss attributable to AST LLC pre Business Combination		-			(11,580	)
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest post Business Combination		12,689			(33,015	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic	$	4,115		$	(15,863	)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Noncontrolling interest		(278	)		-
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$	3,837		$	(15,863	)
Denominator
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic		51,729,704			51,729,704
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		110,137			-
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted		51,839,841			51,729,704
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	$	0.08		$	(0.31	)
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$	0.07		$	(0.31	)

Shares of the Company’s Class B and Class C common stock do not participate in the earnings or losses of the Company and are therefore not participating securities. As such, separate presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share of Class B and Class C common stock under the two-class method has not been presented.

At September 30, 2021, the Company excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share 51,636,922 shares of Class B common stock, 78,163,078 shares of Class C common stock, 11,500,000 Public Warrants outstanding, 6,100,000 Private Warrants outstanding, and 485,000 unvested performance-based restricted stock units as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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Related Parties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Parties

13. Related Parties

Founder Bridge Loan

On July 11, 2019, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement with the founder and Chief Executive Officer of AST LLC (the “Founder Note”). Under the terms of the original and amended agreement dated September 10, 2019, the principal amount borrowed by the Company was $1.75 million bearing interest at 2.37% per annum. The interest expense related to the Founder Note was less than $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. AST LLC repaid all amounts outstanding relating to the Founder Note on March 3, 2020.

CFO Note

On December 15, 2017, AST LLC issued 110,000 Existing AST LLC Common Units to its Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Thomas Severson, in exchange for a $100,000 promissory note in favor of AST LLC (the “CFO Note”). The CFO Note accrued interest monthly at a rate of 2.0% and was payable on the earlier of (1) December 15, 2027 and (2) the occurrence of any of the following with respect to AST LLC: (i) a sale, (ii) merger, (iii) other transaction where AST LLC is not the majority, by voting power, of the surviving or resulting company, or (iv) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition by AST LLC of all or substantially all of its assets. Mr. Severson repaid all principal and interest amounts under the CFO Note in December 2020.

InMotion Holdings LLC

AST owns 51% of and controls NanoAvionika UAB, a private limited liability company organized and existing under the law of the Republic of Lithuania (“Nano Lithuania”). Pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement dated November 7, 2017 (the “Investment Agreement”) by and among Nano Lithuania, InMotion Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company wholly-owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Abel Avellan (“InMotion”), and the other parties to the Investment Agreement, InMotion owns one share of Nano Lithuania. Pursuant to the terms of a Service Agreement between Nano Lithuania and InMotion dated March 1, 2018 (the “Services Agreement”), InMotion is to provide consulting services including but not limited to marketing, sale support and general management support to Nano Lithuania. In connection with the Service Agreement, InMotion is entitled to receive an option to acquire 2,919 newly issued shares of Nano Lithuania at EUR 305.64 per share (the “Option”) and a management fee totaling $15,000 per month; however, during the term of the Service Agreement, no management fees have been billed to, or collected from, Nano Lithuania, and InMotion intend to enter into an amendment to the Service Agreement to provide that its sole compensation under the Service Agreement will be the Option. In addition, AST LLC owns 51% of and controls NanoAvionics US LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nano US”). Pursuant to that certain Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement dated February 21, 2020 (the “Operating Agreement”) by and among Nano US, InMotion, and the other parties to the Operating Agreement, InMotion owns one share of Nano US and an option to acquire 2,919 newly issued shares of Nano US at an equivalent price per share as the option in Nano Lithuania, representing collectively with such one share, a 13% interest on a fully-diluted basis.

Support Services Agreement and Production Services Agreement

On January 20, 2020, the Company entered into the Support Services Agreement with Finser Corporation (“Finser”), which is part of the Cisneros Group of Companies, of which Ms. Adriana Cisneros, a member of the Board of Directors is the Chief Executive Officer, whereby Finser will provide the Company consulting and administrative support services. The Company incurred less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million in consulting services for the three and nine month periods, respectively, ended September 30, 2021, which were included within the general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

On January 28, 2021, AST LLC entered into a production services agreement (the “Production Services Agreement”) with Cisneros Media Distribution LLC (“Cisneros Media”), which is part of the Cisneros Group of Companies. Under the terms of the Production Services Agreement, Cisneros Media serves as a producer of a series of 12 videos for AST LLC. For such services, Cisernos Media is entitled to a fee of $180,000, comprised of $36,000, which was payable upon signing of the Production Services Agreement, and installments of $12,000 for each video produced by Cisneros Media and accepted by AST LLC. Either party may terminate the Production Services Agreement. The Company incurred expenses of $0.1 million for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, which were included within the general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Vodafone Agreement

In connection with that certain Amended and Restated Series B Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement dated as of February 4, 2020 (the “Series B Purchase Agreement”), AST LLC and Vodafone agreed to enter into one or more definitive agreements for a commercial partnership that is anticipated to use the SpaceMobile Service (the “Vodafone Commercial Agreements”). Under the Series B Purchase Agreement, AST LLC agreed that it, its subsidiaries, and affiliates would not enter into any agreement, term sheet, or letter of intent that grants another party the rights related to the provision of mobile services in the Vodafone markets or Vodafone partner markets prior to the execution of the Vodafone Commercial Agreements.

The Vodafone Commercial Agreements are to include mutual exclusivity, conditioned upon Vodafone making the SpaceMobile Service available to all of its customers and certain promotional efforts, within all Vodafone markets for five years commencing on the launch of a commercial service based on Phase 3 of the SpaceMobile Service; preferential commercial terms in Vodafone partner markets; 50/50 revenue share for the SpaceMobile Service in Vodafone exclusivity markets; and the procurement, building and operating of mobile network ground stations at a mutually agreed cost by Vodafone. No payments have been made to date between us and Vodafone pursuant to the anticipated Vodafone Commercial Agreements.

Also, AST LLC entered into a side letter with Vodafone dated December 15, 2020, under which AST LLC has agreed (i) not to enter into any material corporate strategic relationship or material commercial agreement with a party other than Vodafone and its affiliates that would be reasonably expected to materially frustrate its ability to satisfy the obligations under the Vodafone Commercial Agreements with certain exceptions, (ii) to allocate sufficient funds in the capital budget to facilitate compliance with the obligations under the Vodafone Commercial Agreements; and (iii) not to alter the business plan in a manner that is materially detrimental to AST LLC’s ability to satisfy the obligations under the Vodafone Commercial Agreements.

American Tower Agreement

In connection with the Series B Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), AST LLC and American Tower entered into a side letter agreement that was subsequently amended and restated on December 15, 2020 to reflect the transactions and agreements contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement between AST LLC and NPA (the “Amended and Restated Letter Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Letter Agreement contemplates that we and American Tower will enter into commercial agreements to use American Tower facilities for the terrestrial gateway facilities in certain markets. The term of the operational agreement between us and American Tower is five years after the initial launch of commercial mobile services by AST LLC.

In markets in which Vodafone operates, AST LLC will work with Vodafone and American Tower to evaluate and plan deployments with preferred vendor status. The usage of any American Tower services in a Vodafone market will be memorialized in a commercial agreement among all three parties. In markets where Vodafone does not operate (“Carrier Neutral Markets”), AST LLC and American Tower may enter into an agreement for American Tower to manage the operation of the deployed gateway facility in such market. In Carrier Neutral Markets where AST LLC requires a third party to provide a gateway facility or services, AST LLC agrees to not accept any bid that is inferior to American Tower’s best and final proposal for such gateway facility or services. AST LLC also agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to utilize American Tower facilities in (i) Vodafone markets where Vodafone decides to not use its facilities, (ii) in Carrier Neutral Markets, and (iii) instances where AST LLC requires a third-party vendor.

Additionally, AST LLC will work with American Tower to evaluate and plan gateway facility and radio access network data center deployments with preferred vendor status to offer carrier-neutral hosting facilities in certain equatorial markets. American Tower will serve as the preferred vendor for carrier neutral hosting facilities. AST LLC will pay American Tower a monthly connection fee for use of a carrier neutral hosting facility, which will be charged back to each applicable mobile network operator. If AST LLC and American Tower agree to construct a new carrier neutral hosting facility or improve an existing one and American Tower elects to fund all such capital expenditures, American Tower will provide AST LLC with a fair-market, long-term lease to such facility.

Rakuten Commercial Agreement

On February 4, 2020, AST LLC entered into a commercial agreement with Rakuten, for the development of exclusive network capabilities in Japan compatible with the mobile network of Rakuten and its affiliates, which agreement was amended and restated as of December 15, 2020 (the “Rakuten Agreement”). Under the terms of the Rakuten Agreement, AST LLC agreed to make investments in building network capabilities in Japan that are compatible with the mobile network of Rakuten and its affiliates. Furthermore, AST LLC will collaborate with Rakuten to ensure network capability with Rakuten’s licensed frequencies, including full coverage in Japan with 3GPP Band 3 frequencies with multiple input multiple output (“MIMO”) capability. Upon the launch of such coverage, Rakuten will receive unlimited, exclusive rights and usage capacity in Japan in exchange for a $500,000 annual maintenance fee payable to AST LLC or our successors. Furthermore, AST LLC agreed to make $5 million (or such lesser amount as mutually agreed upon the parties) in capital investments towards the design, construction, acquisition and implementation of ground communication assets. AST LLC and Rakuten will receive unlimited rights and usage of the ground assets for their respective operations, including, but not limited to, satellite and other telecommunication communications. The Rakuten Agreement includes a commercial roadmap for the satellite launches with key performance indicators (“KPIs”) that AST LLC must meet. If the applicable KPIs are not met for the last two phases of the satellite launch program in accordance with such commercial roadmap or if AST LLC become subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or becomes insolvent, AST LLC shall be required to pay to Rakuten a penalty amount of $10 million.

The term of the Rakuten Agreement shall remain in effect until AST LLC or our successor fulfill our obligations under the Rakuten Agreement. No payments have been made to date between AST LLC and Rakuten under the Rakuten Agreement.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

14. Income Taxes

The consolidated effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 0.10% and (0.12)%, respectively, and the consolidated effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 0%. The difference in the effective rates between periods is driven by income tax expense assessed against non-U.S earnings as a result of the change in structure from the Business Combination. AST LLC has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and does not pay any U.S. federal income taxes since its income and losses are included in the returns of the members. The difference between the federal statutory tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate is primarily driven by the Company’s Up-C organizational structure and allocation of AST LLC results to noncontrolling interest holders and the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s net deferred tax assets.

The Company recorded a net deferred tax asset of $71.7 million for the difference between the book value and tax basis of the Company’s investment in AST LLC at the time of the Business Combination. The Company has assessed the realizability of their deferred tax assets and in that analysis has considered the relevant positive and negative evidence available to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. As a result, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset resulting from the Business Combination.

The Company had no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

In connection with the Closing, the Company entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company is generally required to pay the TRA Holders 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign taxes that are based on, or measured with respect to, net income or profits, and any interest related thereto that the Company and any applicable consolidated, unitary, or combined Subsidiaries (the “Tax Group”) realize, or are deemed to realize, as a result of certain “Tax Attributes,” which include:

● existing tax basis in certain assets of AST LLC and certain of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including assets that will eventually be subject to depreciation or amortization, once placed in service, attributable to AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company from a TRA Holder (including AST LLC Common Units held by a Blocker Corporation acquired by us in a Reorganization Transaction (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement)), each as determined at the time of the relevant acquisition;

● tax basis adjustments resulting from taxable exchanges of AST LLC Common Units (including any such adjustments resulting from certain payments made by us under the Tax Receivable Agreement) acquired by the Company from a TRA Holder pursuant to the terms of the A&R Operating Agreement;

● tax deductions in respect of portions of certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement; and

● certain tax attributes of Blocker Corporations holding AST LLC Common Units that are acquired directly or indirectly by the Company pursuant to a Reorganization Transaction.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement generally will be based on the tax reporting positions that the Company determines (with the amount of subject payments determined in consultation with an advisory firm and subject to the TRA Holder Representative’s review and consent), and the IRS or another taxing authority may challenge all or any part of a position taken with respect to Tax Attributes or the utilization thereof, as well as other tax positions that the Company takes, and a court may sustain such a challenge. In the event that any Tax Attributes initially claimed or utilized by the Tax Group are disallowed, the TRA Holders will not be required to reimburse the Company for any excess payments that may previously have been made pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, for example, due to adjustments resulting from examinations by taxing authorities. Rather, any excess payments made to such TRA Holders will be applied against and reduce any future cash payments otherwise required to be made by the Company to the applicable TRA Holders under the Tax Receivable Agreement, after the determination of such excess. However, a challenge to any Tax Attributes initially claimed or utilized by the Tax Group may not arise for a number of years following the initial time of such payment and, even if challenged earlier, such excess cash payment may be greater than the amount of future cash payments that we might otherwise be required to make under the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement. As a result, there might not be future cash payments against which such excess can be applied and the Company could be required to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement in excess of the Tax Group’s actual savings in respect of the Tax Attributes.

Moreover, the Tax Receivable Agreement provides that, in the event (such events collectively, “Early Termination Events”) that (i) the Company exercises its early termination rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement, (ii) certain changes of control of the Company or AST LLC occur (as described in the A&R Operating Agreement), (iii) the Company, in certain circumstances, fails to make a payment required to be made pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement by its final payment date, which non-payment continues for 60 days following such final payment date or (iv) the Company materially breaches (or are deemed to materially breach) any of the material obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement other than as described in the foregoing clause (iii) and, in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv), unless certain liquidity related or restrictive covenant related exceptions apply, the obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will accelerate (if the TRA Holder Representative so elects in the case of clauses (ii)-(iv)) and, the Company will be required to make a lump-sum cash payment to all the TRA Holders equal to the present value of all forecasted future payments that would have otherwise been made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which lump-sum payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to there being sufficient future taxable income of the Tax Group to fully utilize the Tax Attributes over certain specified time periods and that all AST LLC Common Units (including AST LLC Common Units held by Blocker Corporations) that had not yet been exchanged for Class A Common Stock or cash are deemed exchanged for cash. The lump-sum payment could be material and could materially exceed any actual tax benefits that the Tax Group realizes subsequent to such payment.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be the obligations of the Company and not obligations of AST LLC. Any actual increase in the Company’s allocable share of AST LLC and its relevant subsidiaries’ tax basis in relevant assets, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of exchanges, the market price of the Class A Common Stock at the time of an exchange of AST LLC Common Units by a TRA Holder pursuant to the terms of the A&R Operating Agreement and the amount and timing of the recognition of the Tax Group’s income for applicable tax purposes. While many of the factors that will determine the amount of payments that the Company will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement are outside of the Company’s control, the Company expects that the aggregate payments it will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement could be substantial and, if those payments substantially exceed the tax benefit we realize in a given year or in the aggregate, could have an adverse effect on the financial condition, which may be material.

Any payments made by the Company under the Tax Receivable Agreement will generally reduce the amount of overall cash flow that might have otherwise been available to the Company. To the extent that the Company is unable to make timely payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, the unpaid amounts will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid. Additionally, nonpayment for a specified period and/or under certain circumstances may constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore accelerate payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Furthermore, the future obligation to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement could make the Company a less attractive target for an acquisition, particularly in the case of an acquirer that cannot use some or all of the Tax Attributes that may be deemed realized under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Changes in income tax rates, changes in income tax laws or disagreements with tax authorities can adversely affect the Company’s, AST LLC’s or its subsidiaries’ business, financial condition or results of operations.

The TRA holders did not acquire any Class A common stock in an Exchange or Reorganization Transaction, as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement during the reporting period. As a result, no Tax Receivable Agreement liability has been recorded as of September 30, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, there have been no exchanges of AST LLC units for Class A common stock of the Company and, accordingly, no TRA liabilities have been recognized.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

15. Subsequent Events

On October 14, 2021, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, AST & Science Texas LLC, entered into an agreement for purchase and sale of improved real property (the “Agreement”) with Black & Dillard Property Management LTD and Eagle Rig Manufacturing & Service LTD. The property includes offices, industrial warehouse buildings and paint booths consisting of eight single-story industrial buildings totaling 99,372 square feet, as well as all related intangible property, inclusive of, but not limited to, rights in the architectural plans for improvements, guaranties and warranties from contractors, building permits and licenses, and advertising and promotional materials. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the purchase price to be paid by AST & Science Texas LLC for the property is $8.0 million, of which AST & Science Texas LLC has paid an upfront deposit of $0.5 million, which is held in an interest-bearing account. The Company intends to utilize the facility for the assembly and testing of the SpaceMobile constellation satellites.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. The December 31, 2020 balances reported herein are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of AST LLC. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pursuant to the Business Combination, the transaction between the Company and AST LLC was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, NPA was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of AST LLC issuing stock for the net assets of the Company, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of AST LLC are stated at historical cost and net assets of NPA are stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations prior to the Business Combination are those of AST LLC. The shares and corresponding capital amounts prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 contained in our Form 8-K dated April 12, 2021. The results of operations for the periods presented are not indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any other interim period or other future year.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience when available and on other market-specific or other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, useful lives assigned to property and equipment, the fair values of warrant liabilities, valuation and potential impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, and equity-based compensation expense. The Company assesses estimates on an ongoing basis; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s cash consists of cash maintained within standard bank accounts at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured financial institutions. The Company’s cash equivalents consist of short-term money market funds. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity date of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value, either upon initial recognition or for subsequent accounting or reporting. The fair value of the financial instruments disclosed herein is not necessarily representative of the amount that could be realized or settled, nor does the fair value amount consider the tax consequences of realization or settlement.

In assessing the fair value of financial instruments, the Company uses a variety of methods and assumptions, which are based on estimates of market conditions and risks existing at the time. For certain instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, it was estimated that the carrying amount approximated fair value because of the short maturities of these instruments.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the first-in first-out (FIFO) method. The cost of work-in-progress comprises raw materials, satellite componentry, direct labor, and other direct engineering costs. No reserve for excess and/or obsolete inventory was recognized in the periods presented. The Company’s inventory balance was $2.7 million and $2.6 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

The Company records property and equipment at cost. Repairs and maintenance costs that do not extend the useful life or enhance the productive capacity of an asset are expensed as incurred and recorded as part of general and administrative operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Upon retirement or disposal of property and equipment, the Company derecognizes the cost and accumulated depreciation balance associated with the asset, with a resulting gain or loss from disposal included in the determination of net income or loss. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and any additions or improvements which extend the useful life of an asset or increase its productive capacity are capitalized. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives which the Company has assigned to its underlying asset classes, which are as follows:

	Estimated Useful Life
Computers, software, and equipment	2 to 5 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term
Satellite antenna	5 years
Test and lab equipment	5 years
Phased array test facility	5 years
Assembly and integration equipment	5 years
Furniture and fixtures	7 years
Vehicles	5 years

Long-Lived Assets

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, except for goodwill, consist of property and equipment and definite lived acquired intangible assets, such as developed technology and tradenames. Long-lived assets, except for goodwill, are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be fully recoverable. The Company continually evaluates whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate that the estimated remaining useful life of long-lived assets and definite lived intangible assets may warrant revision or if events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may be impaired. To compute whether assets have been impaired, the estimated undiscounted future cash flows for the estimated remaining useful life of the assets are compared to the carrying value. To the extent that the future cash flows are less than the carrying value, the assets are written down to the estimated fair value of the asset. There were no impairment charges for long-lived assets recognized for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Goodwill

Goodwill

The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the goodwill may be impaired. Goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level, which is considered an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. The Company has two reporting units: AST LLC and Nano. However, given no goodwill has been allocated to the AST LLC reporting unit, the Company identifies Nano as the sole reporting unit for purposes of goodwill impairment testing.

The annual goodwill impairment test is based on either a qualitative or quantitative assessment. We have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If management determines this is the case, we are required to perform a quantitative assessment. A quantitative assessment is an analysis of the fair value of the reporting unit compared to its carrying value. A goodwill impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. The Company performs the annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter each year. There were no impairment charges for goodwill recognized for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Warrant Liabilities

Warrant Liabilities

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480 - Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Management’s assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period-end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance and subject to remeasurement each balance sheet date with changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants to be recognized as an unrealized gain or loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Engineering Costs

Engineering Costs

Engineering costs are charged to expense as incurred. Engineering costs consist primarily of the expenses associated with our ongoing engineering efforts to establish feasibility of our satellites, as well as the cost of internal staff (such as engineers and consultants) to support these efforts. Currently, major engineering activities include the manufacturing and assembly of the satellite components required for the BW3 test satellite at the Company’s Midland, Texas facility and the development and design of the first commercial satellite launches for a first constellation phase of 20 satellites (the “BB1 Satellites”). The Company has established alternative uses (separate economic value) for BW3 test satellite and therefore, the hard costs (i.e., test equipment, antennas, sensors, cables, launch vehicles) and other nonrecurring costs solely associated with the Company’s BW3 test satellite developments are capitalized to its construction in progress (“CIP”) account, and presented on its condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Research and Development Costs

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs consist principally of non-recurring engineering development efforts in which the Company typically engages third-party vendors, including engineering, design, and development for the BB1 Satellites materials and supplies, license costs, contract services, and other outside expenses. Costs for certain research and development activities are recognized in line with the completion of specific tasks using information from the Company’s vendors on their actual costs incurred. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual arrangements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and reflected in the financial statements as prepaid or accrued expenses.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue related to sales of manufactured small satellites and their components as well as launch related services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and its related amendments (collectively known as “ASC 606”). In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of revenue reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with the customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

Costs to obtain the Company’s contracts are capitalized and amortized over the expected customer benefit period, and typically include commissions paid to external parties or distributors. Sales commissions are considered incremental costs in obtaining a new contract and thus are appropriately capitalized. Costs to fulfill the Company’s contracts, such as our overhead costs and third-party costs to manufacture, do not meet the specified capitalization criteria (i.e., do not generate or enhance resources of the Company) and as such are expensed as incurred. Costs to obtain and fulfill the Company’s contracts were immaterial as of September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit with greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. There were no uncertain tax positions and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In conjunction with the Business Combination, the Company entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) with AST LLC. Pursuant to the TRA, the Company is required to pay the Existing Equityholders (i) 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of (A) existing tax basis of certain assets of AST LLC and its subsidiaries attributable to AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (B) tax basis adjustments resulting from taxable exchanges of AST LLC Common Units acquired by the Company, (C) tax deductions in respect of portions of certain payments made under the TRA, and (D) certain tax attributes that are acquired directly or indirectly by the Company pursuant to a reorganization transaction. All such payments to the Existing Equityholders of AST LLC are the obligations of the Company, and not that of AST LLC. As of September 30, 2021, there have been no exchanges of AST LLC units for Class A common stock of the Company and, accordingly, no TRA liabilities have been recognized.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for equity awards, including grants of stock options and restricted stock units, in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all equity-based payments to employees, which includes grants of employee equity awards, to be recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) based on their grant date fair values. The Company estimates the grant date fair value of stock options granted to employees, non-employees, and non-employee members of the Board of Directors using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Use of the Black-Scholes model requires the Company to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of stock options, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. The fair value of restricted stock units granted to employees, non-employees and non-employee members of the Board of Directors is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date. For awards that vest based solely on achievement of a service condition, the Company recognizes expense on a straight-line basis over the period during which the award holder provides such services. For awards that vest based on both service and performance conditions, the Company recognizes expense using a graded method for such awards only to the extent it believes achievement of the performance conditions are probable. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur and reverses any previously recognized compensation cost associated with forfeited awards. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation for awards granted to non-employees in a similar fashion to the way it accounts for stock-based compensation awards to employees.

The Company issues stock-based compensation awards to the employees, non-employees, and non-employee directors of its subsidiaries. The Company accounts for the compensation associated with these awards by offsetting expense with additional paid-in capital.

The Company’s less than wholly owned subsidiary, AST LLC, issues stock-based compensation awards to its employees, non-employees, and non-employee directors. The exercise of these awards would decrease SpaceMobile’s ownership interest in AST LLC. The Company accounts for the compensation associated with these awards similarly to the awards described above; however, the offset to the expense is recorded to noncontrolling interest rather than additional paid-in capital.

Collaboration Agreements

Collaboration Agreements

The Company considers the nature and contractual terms of an arrangement and assess whether the arrangement involves a joint operating activity pursuant to which it is an active participant and exposed to significant risks and rewards with respect to the arrangement. If the Company is an active participant and exposed to the significant risks and rewards with respect to the arrangement, it accounts for these arrangements pursuant to ASC Topic 808 - Collaborative Arrangements, as amended by ASU 2018-18 (“ASC 808”), and applies a systematic and rational approach to recognize revenue (unless parts of the arrangement are within the scope of other authoritative accounting literature or can be appropriately analogized to other authoritative accounting literature).

Net Income (Loss) per Share

Net Income (Loss) per Share

The Company reports both basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and excludes the dilutive effect of warrants, stock options, and other types of convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and the dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and other types of convertible securities are included in the calculation. Dilutive securities are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation if their effect is anti-dilutive, such as in periods where we report a net loss.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables. The Company maintains its cash in accounts at financial institutions that the Company believes are of high credit quality. At times, the cash balance may exceed federally insured limits. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries may deposit cash at institutions that are not insured by the FDIC. Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2021 are subject to minimal credit risk.

The Company’s subsidiary, Nano, which accounted for 100% of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, derives its revenue from a small number of customers. Four customers accounted for approximately 67% of the Company’s trade receivables as of September 30, 2021, and two customers accounted for approximately 76% of the Company’s trade receivables as of December 31, 2020. Three customers accounted for approximately 36% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and four customers accounted for approximately 74% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company manages credit risk by reviewing the counterparties’ credit at least quarterly.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses

Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses

The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated from local currency into reporting currency, which is U.S. dollars, using the current exchange rate at the balance sheet date for assets and liabilities, and the weighted average exchange rate prevailing during the period for revenues and expenses. The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the local currency for each entity and, accordingly, translation adjustments for these subsidiaries are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are reflected as other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Segments

Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company has determined that it operates in one operating segment, as the CODM reviews financial information presented on a combined basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470- 20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, to reduce complexity in applying U.S. GAAP to certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The guidance in ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock by removing the requirements to separately present certain conversion features in equity. The amendments in ASU 2020-06 are effective for public entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer, excluding smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Entities should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and cannot adopt the guidance in an interim reporting period. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2021. The new standard did not have a material effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which amended the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions to the guidance for income taxes related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences as well as simplifying aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021 and it did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Standards Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted

In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). The guidance clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to promote consistency among reporting of an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

All other new accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet effective or adopted have been deemed to be not relevant to the Company and, accordingly, are not expected to have a material impact once adopted.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives

	Estimated Useful Life
Computers, software, and equipment	2 to 5 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term
Satellite antenna	5 years
Test and lab equipment	5 years
Phased array test facility	5 years
Assembly and integration equipment	5 years
Furniture and fixtures	7 years
Vehicles	5 years

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Fair Value Measurement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):

Description	Level		September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets:
Cash equivalents		1	$	352,011	$	-
Liabilities:
Public warrant liability		1	$	45,425	$	-
Private placement warrant liability		2	$	30,683	$	-

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Property and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Satellite testing and lab equipment	$	13,617		$	5,324
Computers, software, and equipment		2,435			1,707
Leasehold improvements		6,101			3,537
Other		531			404
Property and equipment		22,684			10,972
Accumulated depreciation		(2,775	)		(915	)
Property and equipment, net		19,909			10,057
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress		56,677			27,013
Total property and equipment, net	$	76,586		$	37,070

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Lease Expense

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Short-term operating lease expense	$	15	$	13	$	70	$	24
Operating lease expense		123		79		352		180
Total lease expense	$	138	$	92	$	422	$	204

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	334	$	207
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	$	269	$	635

Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of September 30, 2021 was as follows:

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)	10.8
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	14	%

Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities

As of September 30, 2021, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,	Amount
2021 (Remaining 3 months)	$	378
2022		1,364
2023		1,370
2024		1,282
2025		1,183
Thereafter		7,886
Total lease payments		13,463
Less effects of discounting		(6,535	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	6,928

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance at beginning of the period	$	3,912
Translation adjustments		(208	)
Balance at end of the period	$	3,704

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Identified intangible assets are comprised of the following as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Useful Lives		September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Developed technology		5	$	1,100		$	1,161
Trademarks and domain name		15		23			23
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization				1,123			1,184
Accumulated amortization				(788	)		(658	)
Total net intangible assets subject to amortization			$	335		$	526

Schedule of Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense

Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
2021 (remaining 3 months)	$	55
2022		221
2023		38
2024		2
2025 and Thereafter		19
	$	335

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Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenue from performance obligations recognized over time	$	2,189	$	1,871	$	4,769	$	2,538
Revenue from performance obligations recognized at point-in-time transfer		261		219		1,416		727
Total	$	2,450	$	2,090	$	6,185	$	3,265

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Expense

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Engineering services	$	546	$	147	$	1,085	$	275
General and administrative costs		755		94		814		134
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress		6		-		34		-
Total	$	1,307	$	241	$	1,933	$	409

Schedule of Stock Options Activities

	Options			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		11,822,100		$	0.20		2.04
Granted		806,283			10.00
Exercised		(15,227	)		0.06
Cancelled or forfeited		(211,040	)		0.92
Outstanding at September 30, 2021		12,402,116		$	0.83		1.60
Options exercisable as of September 30, 2021		7,096,395		$	0.23		1.53
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2021		12,402,116		$	0.83		1.60

Schedule of Unvested Option Activity

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		6,526,494		$	0.16
Granted		806,283			4.15
Vested		(1,877,862	)		0.29
Forfeited		(149,175	)		0.56
Unvested at September 30, 2021		5,305,740		$	0.71

Schedule of Option Award Estimated Using a Black-scholes Option-pricing Model Assumptions

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the assumptions used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, presented on a weighted average basis:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Exercise price	$	10.00
Fair market value	$	4.15
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%
Expected term (in years)		6.3
Expected volatility		42.24	%
Weighted-average risk-free rate		0.55	%

Schedule of Unvested Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		-	$	-
Granted		1,804,051		10.11
Vested		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Unvested at September 30, 2021		1,804,051	$	10.11

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Unvested Option Activity

The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested option activity for the period ended September 30, 2021:

	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020		-		$	-
Granted		1,146,454			4.14
Vested		(27,893	)		4.16
Forfeited		-			-
Unvested at September 30, 2021		1,118,561		$	4.13

Schedule of Option Award Estimated Using a Black-scholes Option-pricing Model Assumptions

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the assumptions used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, presented on a weighted average basis:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Exercise price	$	9.95
Fair market value	$	4.14
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%
Expected term (in years)		6.1
Expected volatility		42.34	%
Weighted-average risk-free rate		0.97	%

Schedule of Stock Options Activities

The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity under the 2020 Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		-	$	-		-
Granted		1,146,454		9.95
Exercised		-		-
Cancelled or forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at September 30, 2021		1,146,454	$	9.95		3.47
Options exercisable as of September 30, 2021		27,893	$	10.00		2.85
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2021		1,146,454	$	9.95		3.47

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Net Income (Loss) per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (1)

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock:

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021			September 30, 2021
	(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest	$	16,804		$	(60,458	)
Net loss attributable to AST LLC pre Business Combination		-			(11,580	)
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest post Business Combination		12,689			(33,015	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic	$	4,115		$	(15,863	)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Noncontrolling interest		(278	)		-
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$	3,837		$	(15,863	)
Denominator
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic		51,729,704			51,729,704
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		110,137			-
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted		51,839,841			51,729,704
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	$	0.08		$	(0.31	)
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$	0.07		$	(0.31	)

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Organization and Nature of Operations (Details Narrative)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations Description	The Company operates from six locations that include its corporate headquarters and 85,000 square foot satellite assembly, integrating and testing facility in Midland, Texas, and engineering and development locations in Maryland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Israel. In addition, its 51% owned and controlled subsidiary, NanoAvionika UAB (“Nano”), is headquartered in Lithuania.

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Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Computers Software And Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	2 years
Computers Software And Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
[custom:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLifesDescription]	Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term
Satellite Antenna [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Test and Lab Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Phased Array Test Facility [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Assembly and Integration Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Product Information [Line Items]
Inventory, Net	$ 2,726,000	$ 2,726,000		$ 2,591,000
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges			$ 0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			$ 0
Income Tax Examination, Likelihood of Unfavorable Settlement		greater than 50% likelihood
Unrecognized Tax Benefits				0
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued				$ 0
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customers [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	100.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Four Customers [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		67.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Two Customers [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage				76.00%
Revenue from Rights Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Three Customers [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		36.00%
Revenue from Rights Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | One Customers [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		74.00%

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Business Combination (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 06, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common Stock, Voting Rights		The shares of non-economic Class B and Class C common stock of the Company entitle each share to one vote and ten votes per share, respectively.
Noncontrolling Interest, Description		As a result of the Up-C structure, the noncontrolling interest is held by the Existing Equityholders who retained 71.5% of the economic ownership percentage of AST LLC.
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance		$ 71.7
AST LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition cost transaction expenses	$ 416.9
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs	$ 45.7
AST LLC [Member] | Common Class B [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	51,600,000
AST LLC [Member] | Common Class C [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	78,200,000
Common Stock [Member] | PIPE Investors [Member] | Subscription Agreements [Member] | NPA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	23,000,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share	$ 10.00
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	$ 230.0

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Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	$ 352,011
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Public Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities fair value disclosure	45,425
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Private Placement Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities fair value disclosure	$ 30,683

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Fair Value Measurement (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 360,390	$ 42,777
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 352,000
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	0.591
Private Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Interet rate assumption description	The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on a weighted average of the three and five-year U.S. Treasury rate, which was commensurate with the contractual term of the Warrants, which expire on the earlier of (i) five years after the completion of the initial business combination and (ii) upon redemption or liquidation. An increase in the risk-free interest rate, in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa.

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Schedule of Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	$ 22,684	$ 10,972
Accumulated depreciation	(2,775)	(915)
Property and equipment, net	19,909	10,057
BlueWalker 3 Satellite - construction in progress	56,677	27,013
Total property and equipment, net	76,586	37,070
Satellite Testing And Lab Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	13,617	5,324
Computers Software And Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	2,435	1,707
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	6,101	3,537
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	$ 531	$ 404

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Property and Equipment (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation	$ 800	$ 100	$ 1,878	$ 251

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Schedule of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Short-term operating lease expense	$ 15	$ 13	$ 70	$ 24
Operating lease expense	123	79	352	180
Total lease expense	$ 138	$ 92	$ 422	$ 204

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Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$ 334	$ 207
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	$ 269	$ 635

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Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases (Details)	Sep. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	10 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	14.00%

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Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2021 (Remaining 3 months)	$ 378
2022	1,364
2023	1,370
2024	1,282
2025	1,183
Thereafter	7,886
Total lease payments	13,463
Less effects of discounting	(6,535)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 6,928

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Discount Rate	11.90%
Lessor, Operating Lease, Description	For the Texas sublease, which is greater than 10 years, the Company elected to use a 15% discount rate.
Short Term Lease [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Discount Rate	8.00%
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lessor, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	2 years
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lessor, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	5 years

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Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of the period	$ 3,912
Translation adjustments	(208)
Balance at end of the period	$ 3,704

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Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization	$ 1,123	$ 1,184
Accumulated amortization	(788)	(658)
Total net intangible assets subject to amortization	$ 335	526
Developed Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization	$ 1,100	1,161
Trademarks and Domain Name [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	15 years
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization	$ 23	$ 23

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Schedule of Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2021 (remaining 3 months)	$ 55
2022	221
2023	38
2024	2
2025 and Thereafter	19
Total	$ 335	$ 526

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 100	$ 171	$ 166

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Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	$ 2,450	$ 2,090	$ 6,185	$ 3,265
Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	2,189	1,871	4,769	2,538
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	$ 261	$ 219	$ 1,416	$ 727

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Revenue (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Deferred revenue recognized	$ 400	$ 1,500
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	$ 4,850	$ 4,850	$ 3,401

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Stockholders’ Equity (Details Narrative)	Sep. 30, 2021 $ / shares shares
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	100,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Common Class A [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	51,729,704
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	800,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Common Class B [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	51,636,922
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	200,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Common Class C [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	78,163,078
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	125,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Parent Company [Member] | AST and Science LLC [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	28.50%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	71.50%

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Warrant Liabilities (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Description		If, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $
Warrant Liabilities	$ 76,108,000	$ 76,108,000
Gain on Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants	$ 39,400,000
Loss on Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants		$ 2,300,000
Common Class A [Member]
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share	$ 18.00	$ 18.00
Public Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	0.01	0.01
Public Warrants | Common Class A [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 11.50	$ 11.50
Public Warrants
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 11,500,000	$ 11,500,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Date from which Warrants or Rights Exercisable		Apr. 06, 2026
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term	5 years	5 years
Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 6,100,000	$ 6,100,000

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Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Total	$ 1,307	$ 241	$ 1,933	$ 409
Engineering Services [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Total	546	147	1,085	275
General and Administrative Costs [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Total	755	94	814	134
Satellite Construction in Progress [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Total	$ 6		$ 34

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Schedule of Stock Options Activities (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, Outstanding beginning balance | shares	11,822,100
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding beginning balance | $ / shares	$ 0.20
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 14 days
Options, Granted | shares	806,283
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted | $ / shares	$ 10.00
Options, Exercised | shares	(15,227)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Excercised | $ / shares	$ 0.06
Options, Cancelled or forfeited | shares	(211,040)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Cancelled or forfeited | $ / shares	$ 0.92
Options, Outstanding ending balance | shares	12,402,116
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding ending balance | $ / shares	$ 0.83
[custom:SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1]	1 year 7 months 6 days
Options, Exercisable | shares	7,096,395
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable | $ / shares	$ 0.23
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	1 year 6 months 10 days
Options, Vested and expected to vest | shares	12,402,116
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested and expected to vest | $ / shares	$ 0.83
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	1 year 7 months 6 days
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, Outstanding beginning balance | shares
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding beginning balance | $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Options, Granted | shares	1,146,454
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted | $ / shares	$ 9.95
Options, Exercised | shares
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Excercised | $ / shares
Options, Cancelled or forfeited | shares
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Cancelled or forfeited | $ / shares
Options, Outstanding ending balance | shares	1,146,454
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding ending balance | $ / shares	$ 9.95
[custom:SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1]	3 years 5 months 19 days
Options, Exercisable | shares	27,893
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable | $ / shares	$ 10.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 10 months 6 days
Options, Vested and expected to vest | shares	1,146,454
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested and expected to vest | $ / shares	$ 9.95
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	3 years 5 months 19 days

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Schedule of Unvested Option Activity (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Unvested beginning Balance	6,526,494
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested beginning Balance	$ 0.16
Number of Shares, Granted	806,283
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 4.15	$ 0.33
Number of Shares, Vested	(1,877,862)
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$ 0.29
Number of Shares, Forfeited	(149,175)
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$ 0.56
Number of Shares, Unvested Ending Balance	5,305,740
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested Ending Balance	$ 0.71
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Unvested beginning Balance
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested beginning Balance
Number of Shares, Granted	1,146,454
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 4.14	$ 0
Number of Shares, Vested	(27,893)
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$ 4.16
Number of Shares, Forfeited
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited
Number of Shares, Unvested Ending Balance	1,118,561
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested Ending Balance	$ 4.13

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Schedule of Option Award Estimated Using a Black-scholes Option-pricing Model Assumptions (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 10.00
Fair market value	$ 4.15
Expected dividend yield	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	6 years 3 months 18 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	42.24%
Weighted-average risk-free rate	0.55%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 9.95
Fair market value	$ 4.14
Expected dividend yield	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	6 years 1 month 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	42.34%
Weighted-average risk-free rate	0.97%

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Schedule of Unvested Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Unvested beginning Balance	6,526,494
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested beginning Balance	$ 0.16
Number of Shares, Granted	806,283
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 4.15	$ 0.33
Number of Shares, Vested	1,877,862
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$ 0.29
Number of Shares, Forfeited	(149,175)
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$ 0.56
Number of Shares, Unvested Ending Balance	5,305,740
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested Ending Balance	$ 0.71
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Unvested beginning Balance
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested beginning Balance
Number of Shares, Granted	1,804,051
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 10.11
Number of Shares, Vested
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested
Number of Shares, Forfeited
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited
Number of Shares, Unvested Ending Balance	1,804,051
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested Ending Balance	$ 10.11

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	12,402,116		11,822,100
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 4.15	$ 0.33
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	806,283
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	1,146,454
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 4.14	$ 0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 4.4
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	3 years 6 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	1,146,454
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 10.11
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 12.6
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	3 years 7 months 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	1,804,051
2019 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	20.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized		12,812,959
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	12,402,116
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 3.0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 7 months 6 days
2020 Incentive Award Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	10,800,000
2020 Incentive Award Plan [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	1,146,454
2020 Incentive Award Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	1,804,051
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	2,000,000

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Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (1)
Net income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interest		$ 16,804	$ (5,181)	$ (60,458)	$ (15,854)
Net loss attributable to AST LLC pre Business Combination				(11,580)
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest post Business Combination		12,689	$ 350	(33,015)	$ (327)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic		4,115		(15,863)
Noncontrolling interest		(278)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted		$ 3,837		$ (15,863)
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	[1]	51,729,704		51,729,704
Employee stock options		110,137
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	[1]	51,839,841		51,729,704
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	[1]	$ 0.08		$ (0.31)
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	[1]	$ 0.07		$ (0.31)

[1] Earnings per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination (as defined in Note 1), as it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the readers of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 12 for further information.

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Net Income (Loss) per Share (Details Narrative)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 shares
Class B common stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	51,636,922
Class C common stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	78,163,078
Public Warrants Outstanding [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	11,500,000
Private Warrants Outstanding [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	6,100,000
Performance Shares [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	485,000

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Related Parties (Details Narrative)						3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 21, 2020 shares	Feb. 04, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 15, 2017 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2018 € / shares
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Related Party Costs						$ 100,000	$ 200,000
Maintenance Fee Payable			$ 500,000
Product and Service [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party						$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Rakuten Agreement [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Capital Investment			5,000,000
Penalty Amount Payable			$ 10,000,000
In Motion Holdings LLC [Member] | Service Agreement [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares				2,919
Shares Issued, Price Per Share | € / shares										€ 305.64
Management Fee Expense				$ 15,000
In Motion Holdings LLC [Member] | Operating Agreement [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		13.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares		2,919
Cisernos Media [Member] | Production Services Agreement [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Payments for Other Fees	$ 180,000
Services Fees Comprised Amount	36,000
Installments Amount	$ 12,000
Founder Note [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 1,750,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									2.37%
Interest Expense								$ 100,000
Chief Financial and Operating Officer [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | shares					110,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues					$ 100,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date					Dec. 15, 2027
Chief Financial and Operating Officer [Member] | In Motion Holdings LLC [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					51.00%

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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent	0.10%	(0.12%)	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent		21.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	$ 71,700,000	$ 71,700,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits				$ 0

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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 14, 2021 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment		$ 11,293	$ 3,710
Subsequent Event [Member] | AST and Science LLC [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Area of Land | ft²	99,372
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 8,000
Deposits	$ 500