US Stock Market Move | Plan to launch BlueBird 7 AST SpaceMobile (ASTS.US) in late February, with pre-market trading up more than 6%.

On Thursday, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS.US) rose over 6% in pre-market trading, reaching $110.08. On the news front, the company announced the launch time for its BlueBird 7 mission today. The launch is scheduled to take place at the end of February at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. In addition, according to media reports citing sources, Elon Musk is actively promoting the initial public offering (IPO) plan for his space exploration technology company SpaceX. The goal is to complete the IPO before July of this year.