AST SpaceMobile shares moved higher Thursday as space-related stocks gained after Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, announced Project Suncatcher, an initiative aimed at deploying AI computing infrastructure in space. The project could increase demand for low Earth orbit propulsion, connectivity, power delivery and other space technologies, according to Benzinga Pro. Investors are also weighing renewed speculation about a potential partnership between AST SpaceMobile and Meta Platforms after Meta Connect 2026. The discussion was revived on social media around a month-old LinkedIn post by Vinod Samarawickrama, described on LinkedIn as Meta's Global Head of Quality of Experience, Network AI strategy and Satellite/Space partnerships. ASTS was up 4.68% at $62.78 at publication. The stock was 3.2% above its 20-day simple moving average (SMA), at $60.85, and 0.2% above its 50-day SMA, at $62.69, but remained 15.5% below its 100-day SMA, at $74.31, and 23% below its 200-day SMA, at $81.59. Its relative strength index (RSI), a momentum measure, stood at 50.57, indicating neutral momentum. Resistance was identified at $67, while support was identified at $53. The Nasdaq was down 0.17% and the S&P 500 had fallen 0.11%.