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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.
EPISODE SUMMARY This week’s Pathfinder podcast features Chris Kemp, the founder and CEO of Astra, the publicly-traded launch company based out of Alameda, CA that went public via SPAC in the summer 2021. EPISODE NOTES This week’s Pathfinder podcast features Chris Kemp, the founder and CEO of Astra, the publicly-traded launch company based out of […]
EPISODE SUMMARY This week’s Pathfinder podcast features the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, Anousheh Ansari. Before joining XPRIZE, Anousheh co-founded Telecom Technologies, a telecommunication company that integrated voice and data. In 2006, she became the first first-privately funded female and Iranian-American to travel to space and the International Space Station. EPISODE NOTES This week’s Pathfinder […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode featured Payload’s very own Managing Editor Jacqueline Feldscher! We chat her background, why she joined Payload, and space policy trends shaping the future of the industry. EPISODE NOTES What do a baseball enthusiast, a craft beer podcast host, and a space journalist have in common? A role at Payload! Today’s […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features Tyler Bernstein, the cofounder and CEO of Zeno Power, a developer of radioisotope power systems (RPS) for the space and maritime industries. EPISODE NOTES Nuclear technology is having its moment, according to Zeno Power cofounder and CEO Tyler Bernstein. NASA has used radioisotope tech since the 1960s, but the […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features Dr. Ellen Stofan, the Under Secretary of Science and Research at the Smithsonian. She oversees its science research centers and the National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of Natural History and the National Zoo. EPISODE NOTES This week’s Pathfinder podcast features Dr. Ellen Stofan, the Under Secretary of […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features Anton Brevde, Chief Investment Officer of IBX Inc. IBX is a holding company consisting of Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, X-Energy, and Quantum Space. EPISODE NOTES What does a space station, a lunar lander, a nuclear reactor, and a fleet of cislunar space vehicles have in common? They’re all part […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features Prewitt Ridge cofounder and CEO Steve Massey. Prewitt Ridge is a software company that helps engineers manage engineering requirements in complex projects. The company’s software, Verve, captures and manages engineering requirements inside the tools where they originate and across complex datasets. EPISODE NOTES Picture a world where you can […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features AstroForge cofounder and CEO Matt Gialich. The CA-based startup is developing technology to mine asteroids for platinum group metals. The company plans to use an uncrewed spacecraft to extract and refine the metals directly on the asteroid before returning to Earth with a sellable metal. EPISODE NOTES Today’s Pathfinder […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features Phantom Space cofounder and CEO Jim Cantrell. The Tucson-based space transportation company is focused on the mass production of rockets. EPISODE NOTES Today’s Pathfinder episode features Phantom Space cofounder and CEO Jim Cantrell. The Tucson-based space transportation company is focused on the mass production of rockets. Jim began his […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features Galvanick cofounder and CEO Josh Steinman. The LA-based startup, which just announced a $10M seed round, is building cybersecurity solutions to protect industrial infrastructure. EPISODE NOTES While warfare used to mean dropping bombs and shooting bullets, modern conflict is increasingly seeing actors targeting an adversaries’ critical infrastructure with cyberattacks. […]
EPISODE SUMMARY Today’s Pathfinder episode features Albedo cofounder and CEO Topher Haddad. The Austin, TX- and Denver, CO-based startup is pushing the boundaries of EO by offering aerial-quality imagery (optical and thermal to start) from space. EPISODE NOTES VLEO is a term that you don’t hear everyday in the space industry. It refers to “Very […]
EPISODE SUMMARY This week’s episode features CEO and cofounder of Loft Orbital, Pierre-Damien Vaujour. The SF-based company provides a turnkey solution for launching, deploying, and operating small satellites, giving more players access to space. EPISODE NOTES How do you get Blackrock to lead your $140M funding round? You’ll have to listen to Loft Orbital’s CEO […]
