Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMwangi EnosSun, July 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM GMT+2 5 min readAs America celebrates its 250th birthday this July 4 weekend, Jim Cramer took a moment on the "Mad Money" Lightning Round Tuesday, June 30, to flag a space company he believes could make investors real money over the next two years.The stock is AST SpaceMobile (ASTS). The call was brief, as lightning rounds always are, but the conviction was clear.I think it is a great speculative stock… I think you can make money in two years. I would go for it.ASTS closed July 2 at $85.13, down slightly on the session but up 17.21% year to date and 86.24% over the past year, according to Yahoo Finance. The three-year return of 1,711% tells the longer story of what this company has done for early believers.I want to unpack why Cramer made this call, what the company actually does, and what you (if walking into this stock) need to understand about the risk profile.Also Read: AST SpaceMobile Inc. Latest News and StoriesMost satellite communication companies require specialized hardware. A dedicated device. A proprietary terminal. Something the average person does not own and has to purchase separately.The nine-year-old AST SpaceMobile is building something different. The company's technology functions as a "cell tower in space" — connecting standard, unmodified smartphones directly to its satellite network. No hardware changes. No special device. And just like that, the phone in your pocket today would be able to access broadband coverage anywhere on Earth if the AST constellation scales as planned.More AST SpaceMobile (ASTS):ASTS adds $10B in market cap on bold industry developments