LIVE: Space & Defense Update at the NYSE | July 24, 2026
This month, Mo and Jack host a live Space & Defense Update from the NYSE, featuring leading investors and executives: • Erik Kriessmann, Partner at Altimeter Capital • Zach Shore,…
Podcasts
Pathfinder is Payload’s flagship podcast covering the booming business and pressing policy matters of space. We sit down weekly with the top shot-callers in space to keep you informed, entertained, and up-to date on the top news and trends beyond Earth. In this ~1 hour, talk show-style podcast, Pathfinder host Mo Islam interviews astronauts, administrators, founders, CEOs, military minds, policymakers, and more.
The Reactor Renaissance, with Jordan Bramble (CEO of Antares)
Antares just closed a massive $470M Series C, was welcomed to the Oval Office by President Trump to celebrate becoming the first startup to achieve reactor criticality under the Department…
The Spacecraft Factory, with Ian Cinnamon (CEO of Apex)
Ian Cinnamon didn’t set out to build a satellite company. After selling his first startup to Palantir, he became convinced the real bottleneck in space wasn’t launch or payloads, but…
Solving America’s Drone Problem, with Soren Monroe-Anderson (CEO of Neros)
Soren Monroe-Anderson grew up racing FPV drones before turning that obsession into Neros, a defense startup building low-cost, high-volume drone systems for the United States and its allies. What began…
Fighter Jets in Space, with Eric Romo (President & COO of Impulse)
Eric Romo spent his early career as employee #13 at SpaceX, left for nearly two decades, and came back to one of the hardest unsolved problems in the space economy:…
The Global Ground Layer, with Bridgit Mendler (CEO of Northwood)
Bridgit Mendler took an unconventional path to founding a space infrastructure company, but it led her to one of the industry’s most overlooked bottlenecks: the ground systems connecting satellites to…
SpaceX’s $1.75T IPO (LIVE from NYSE)
This month, Mo and Jack host a live show on the SpaceX IPO, featuring investors and analysts breaking down the company’s valuation, business lines, and long-term growth story: Howard Morgan…
The OG Defense Check, with Ross Fubini (Managing Partner of XYZ VC)
On this week’s episode of Valley of Depth, we sit down with Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ Venture Capital, for a conversation about what it actually means to be…
A Firefly Future, with Jason Kim (CEO of Firefly Aerospace)
On this week’s episode of Valley of Depth, our first recorded in person, we sit down with Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, in the company’s historic Blue Ghost mission…
Space & Defense Market Update – May 2026 (LIVE from NYSE)
This month, Mo and Jack host a live show on the future of Commercial LEO Destinations, featuring leaders building the next generation of space stations: Marshall Smith (Voyager Technologies /…
The Speed Advantage, with Zach Shore (CEO of Hermeus)
The United States hasn’t flown a Mach 3-plus reusable aircraft since the SR-71 was retired in 1990. Hermeus wants to change that and they want to do it faster, cheaper,…
The New Ground Truth, with Dan Smoot (CEO of Vantor)
Commercial geospatial intelligence has moved from nice-to-have imagery to core national security infrastructure. And Vantor is trying to reposition itself for that new era. On this week’s episode of Valley…
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