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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-21-011181
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210513

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001780312
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 RIVERPLACE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78730
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9179694834

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 RIVERPLACE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78730

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	New Providence Acquisition Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20190620
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt"><B>AST
SpaceMobile, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">Midland
International Air &amp; Space Port</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">2019 Enterprise
Lane</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">Midland,
Texas 79706</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">May 13, 2021</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Via EDGAR</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Office of Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt">Re: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>AST SpaceMobile, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration Statement on Form S-1</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Filed May 6, 2021</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>File No. 333-255842</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">To whom it may concern:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the &ldquo;<B><I>Company</I></B>&rdquo;) hereby respectfully requests
that the effective date of the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-255842) be accelerated by the Securities
and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m. Washington D.C. time on May 14, 2021 or as soon as practicable thereafter.</P>

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requests that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Bradley Helms of Latham &amp; Watkins LLP</FONT> at
(213) 891-8640 or to Brent Epstein of Latham &amp; Watkins LLP at (213) 891-8185 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Tom Severson</I></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tom Severson</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Brian Heller, Executive Vice President,
    General Counsel and Secretary, AST SpaceMobile, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bradley Helms, Latham &amp; Watkins LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Brent Epstein, Latham &amp; Watkins LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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