FLORIDA TODAY photographers captured a gallery of images of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking above Brevard County in the early morning darkness.

AST Spacemobile Inc. shares rose after the successful launch of three of its satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX launches AST SpaceMobile satellites at 2:39 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2025, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

AST SpaceMobile stock was gaining after SpaceX said Wednesday that it had deployed three of the company's BlueBird satellites into orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched three of AST SpaceMobile's giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early Wednesday morning (June 17).

AST SpaceMobile launched three of its BlueBird satellites into space on Wednesday. They flew atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched from Florida.

A successful launch sent the stock up 6%, but the real victory is how it completely rewrites Wall Street's timeline narrative.

AST SpaceMobile launches 3 satellites; now 10 in orbit as it builds 4G/5G service to phones, aiming for 45–90 satellites