AST SpaceMobile books 10 launches across two providers

SpaceNews (Jeff Foust, 2026-08-16T23:05Z): AST President Scott Wisniewski says 9 more launches are needed to complete the 45-satellite Block 2 constellation by…

1 in 271 items swept clears the bar·Brief of 17 August 2026, 03:43 UTC

The desk logged this but did not push it. A weak signal sits below the bar for a lead item — it is watched, not yet acted on.