00:00Tell us a little bit of what's happening. Who are these people who are loving AST?
00:06Yeah. So AST has thousands of retail investors, as you mentioned, the space mob. And, you know,
00:12they're a little reminiscent of the crowds that used to rally around meme stocks like GameStop
00:18and AMC, except the space mob really believes in AST Space Mobile. They think it's going to become
00:25the next trillion dollar company, and they're not in it to make a quick hit. They really believe in
00:29the technology. AST is pioneering direct-to-device technology, which are satellites that beam
00:36cell resection directly to your mobile phone, which is something that satellites traditionally
00:40have not done. And so they have, you know, rallied around the stock. They fixate on every shred of
00:46corporate intel from the company. They track their regulatory filings, you know, the planes that
00:52ship the company's satellites. So they're about as devoted as a fan base to a company as you can get.
00:59And that devotion means the stock is up nearly 6,000 percent over a 22-month period. We're
01:06looking at it on a one-year basis right now. Talk to us about some of the leadership amongst
01:10the space mob. Kuk. Who is Kuk?
01:15So the Kuk is a California-based private investor. He wants to remain anonymous, but he has just a ton
01:25of money in AST Space Mobile. His family's money's in it, you know, for his kids' money, everything.
01:30And so he really leads the space mob. He is one of the most prominent figures around the space mob.
01:37And, you know, if you follow his ex-post, he's very emotionally invested in it. And, you know,
01:43you can track his mood based on how the stock is doing. And so he's really a zany character that,
01:50you know, a lot of the other space mobbers follow and watch for signs of his emotional mood. And
01:56sometimes you can see that reflected in the stock price as well.
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