AST SpaceMobile announces new 'Blacklift' rocket, targets 2028 launch debut

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Another new private rocket is in the works.

AST SpaceMobile announced today (Nov. 6) that it's building a reusable rocket called Blacklift to launch its broadband satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO), with first flight targeted in 2028.

The news comes just 10 days after Cowboy Space unveiled Big Iron, a rocket designed to launch its constellation of 20,000 AI data centers. Cowboy Space is also targeting 2028 for its first liftoff.

"The Blacklift rocket is the springboard to significantly expand our total addressable market, providing AST Sp...

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