EPISODE SUMMARY
In this year’s last Pathfinder episode, we bring together the entire Payload editorial staff to chat about the biggest space stories of 2023 and each team member’s top predictions for 2024!
EPISODE NOTES
In the final Pathfinder episode of the year, Mo brings Payload’s editorial staff into the hot seat(s) to discuss the most significant stories of 2023 and share predictions for 2024!
In addition to each team member’s trajectory to Payload, we discuss:
- The shortage in launch supply
- Starship and the mainstream media’s reaction
- The Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing (and other Moon-related news)
- The state of space companies in public markets
- Orbital debris and the evolution of policy
- The evolution of DoD vs NASA budgets
And much more…
This episode is brought to you by SpiderOak, a US-based software company that builds space cybersecurity products and solutions for civilian, military, and commercial space operations. Learn more at https://spideroak.com/
• Chapters •
00:00 – Intro & SpiderOak Ad
01:31 – Rachael + Payload
04:24 – Jacqueline + Payload
05:56 – Jack + Payload
09:19 – Jack’s Top Story of the Year
10:29 – Jacqueline’s Top Story of the Year
13:28 – Rachael’s Top Story of the Year
15:01 – Why is it still so hard on the Moon?
17:42 – The launch shortage
22:21 – Media coverage around Starship
29:30 – Is the market spot on with Where Space Companies Should Be Trading?
32:20 – Jack’s analysis on companies’ cash flow
34:00 – SpiderOak Ad Break
34:47 – Jacqueline’s policy stories
38:07 – Orbital debris
40:56 – Space tugging and de-orbiting market
44:14 – The Kessler Syndrome
46:35 – Why does the Space Force have a bigger budget than NASA?
50:01 – Jacqueline’s predictions
52:11 – Why Jacqueline believes 2024 is the year for debris
53:13 – Rachael’s predictions
54:46 – Timing of the first commercial Moon landing
55:48 – Moon vs Mars
58:03 – Jack’s predictions
59:29 – ULA buyers
01:01:58 – Jack’s favorite space TV show/book
01:03:01 – Rachael’s favorite space TV show/book
01:03:29 – Jacqueline’s favorite space TV show/book
• Show notes •
Jacqueline’s socials — https://twitter.com/jacqfeldscher
Rachael’s socials — https://twitter.com/RachaelZisk
Jack’s socials — https://twitter.com/JackKuhr
Payload’s socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspace
Pathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@payloadspace Pathfinder archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes