Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	13. Commitments and Contingencies Purchase Commitments As of December 31, 2022, the Company had purchase commitments of approximately $49.5 million, primarily related to R&D programs, capital improvements and procurement of BB satellite components. Legal Proceedings The Company is not a party to any material litigation and does not have contingency reserves established for any litigation liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. Delaware Section 205 Petition On April 1, 2021, the stockholders of New Providence Acquisition Corp. (“NPA”), the predecessor to the Company, voted in favor of approving the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation (the “Charter Proposal”). A recent ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery introduced uncertainty as to whether Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) would have required the Charter Proposal to be approved by separate votes of the majority of the then-outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The Company had been proceeding with the understanding that the Charter Proposal and the amended and restated certificate of incorporation are valid. In light of this ruling, however, and to resolve potential uncertainty with respect to the Company’s capital structure, on February 16, 2023, the Company filed a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery pursuant to Section 205 of the DGCL seeking (i) the validation of the April 1, 2021 stockholder vote approving the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended to give effect to the Charter Proposal (including its filing and effectiveness, in each case as of April 6, 2021) (the “New Charter”) and (ii) the validation and declaration of effectiveness of (a) the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended to give effect to the Charter Proposal (including its filing and effectiveness, in each case as of April 6, 2021) (the “New Charter”) and (b) the securities issued or to be issued in reliance on the approval of the Charter Proposal and/or the validity of the New Charter, as of the respective dates of issuance to resolve any uncertainty with respect to those matters (captioned, In re AST SpaceMobile, Inc., C.A. No. 2023-0202-LWW (Del. Ch.)). On March 14, 2023, the Court of Chancery approved the Company’s request for relief and entered an order under Section 205 of DGCL (1) declaring the Company’s New Charter, including the filing and effectiveness thereof, as validated and effective retroactive to the date of its filing with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 6, 2021, and all amendments effected thereby and (2) ordering that the Company’s securities (and the issuance of the securities) described in the petition and other securities issued in reliance of the validity of the New Charter are validated and declared effective, each as of the original issuance date.

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

13.

Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had purchase commitments of approximately $49.5 million, primarily related to R&D programs, capital improvements and procurement of BB satellite components.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is not a party to any material litigation and does not have contingency reserves established for any litigation liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Delaware Section 205 Petition

On April 1, 2021, the stockholders of New Providence Acquisition Corp. (“NPA”), the predecessor to the Company, voted in favor of approving the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation (the “Charter Proposal”).

A recent ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery introduced uncertainty as to whether Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) would have required the Charter Proposal to be approved by separate votes of the majority of the then-outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

The Company had been proceeding with the understanding that the Charter Proposal and the amended and restated certificate of incorporation are valid. In light of this ruling, however, and to resolve potential uncertainty with respect to the Company’s capital structure, on February 16, 2023, the Company filed a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery pursuant to Section 205 of the DGCL seeking (i) the validation of the April 1, 2021 stockholder vote approving the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended to give effect to the Charter Proposal (including its filing and effectiveness, in each case as of April 6, 2021) (the “New Charter”) and (ii) the validation and declaration of effectiveness of (a) the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended to give effect to the Charter Proposal (including its filing and effectiveness, in each case as of April 6, 2021) (the “New Charter”) and (b) the securities issued or to be issued in reliance on the approval of the Charter Proposal and/or the validity of the New Charter, as of the respective dates of issuance to resolve any uncertainty with respect to those matters (captioned, In re AST SpaceMobile, Inc., C.A. No. 2023-0202-LWW (Del. Ch.)).

On March 14, 2023, the Court of Chancery approved the Company’s request for relief and entered an order under Section 205 of DGCL (1) declaring the Company’s New Charter, including the filing and effectiveness thereof, as validated and effective retroactive to the date of its filing with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 6, 2021, and all amendments effected thereby and (2) ordering that the Company’s securities (and the issuance of the securities) described in the petition and other securities issued in reliance of the validity of the New Charter are validated and declared effective, each as of the original issuance date.