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	Jan. 27, 2025	Sep. 05, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 22, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
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Preferred stock, shares outstanding			0
Preferred stock, shares authorized			100,000,000
Preferred stock, par or stated value per share			$ 0.0001
2032 Convertible Notes [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Capped call transaction cost	$ 44,500
Capped call, initial strike price	$ 26.99
Capped call transactions cap price.	$ 44.98
Common Class A [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Exercise price per share				$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares, outstanding			236,916,393		208,173,198
Common Stock, shares authorized			800,000,000		800,000,000
Common stock, per share			$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Class A common stock issued			236,916,393		208,173,198
Common stock value			$ 23		$ 20
Common Class B [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares, outstanding			11,227,292		11,227,292
Common Stock, shares authorized			200,000,000		200,000,000
Common stock, per share			$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Class A common stock issued			11,227,292		11,227,292
Common stock value			$ 4		$ 4
Common Class C [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares, outstanding			78,163,078		78,163,078
Percentage of total voting power of outstanding stock			88.30%
Common Stock, shares authorized			125,000,000		125,000,000
Common stock, per share			$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Class A common stock issued			78,163,078		78,163,078
Common stock value			$ 8		$ 8
Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
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Exercise price per share			$ 11.5
Private Placement Warrants [Member] \| Common Class A [Member]
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Exercise price per share			11.5
Penny Warrants [Member]
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Exercise price per share			$ 0.01
Penny Warrants [Member] \| Common Class A [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding				4,714,226
Parent Company [Member] \| AST And Science LLC [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			27.40%		30.10%
2024 Equity Distribution Agreement [Member] \| Common Class A [Member]
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Aggregate sale price		$ 400,000
Percentage of commission on gross sales price		3.00%
Class A Common Stock issued			1,989,966
Common stock value			$ 54,800
Underwriting commissions			1,400
Transaction Costs			$ 100