About The Guest

Sergio Gallucci is the Co-founder and CTO of SCOUT Inc. Sergio is a space systems engineer with a focus on multidisciplinary problem-solving, decentralized solutions, and the space environment. He has supported government, start-up, and academic space R&D programs. He is a first-generation US Citizen who emigrated from Brazil, and has been involved in space start-ups since he was a teenager. Sergio advocates for space infrastructure, model-based systems engineering to facilitate data aggregation, and the growth of dual-use capabilities. He previously lost a satellite to unknown causes, and now at SCOUT is building space-based situational awareness — using satellites to keep track of orbital assets as well as threats like debris.

SCOUT Website: https://scout.space/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiogallucci/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCOUTdotspace 

About The Episode

Previously on the podcast I’ve brought on a few guests to discuss the exciting new space industry. Though Space X and other billionaire ventures keep grabbing most of the attention, there are many other companies solving some of the industry’s toughest challenges. One in particular keeps coming up in the discussions I’ve had and that is the problem of collisions with the more that 1 million objects orbiting the earth, better known as space junk. As you’ll hear in today’s episode, even in the high tech space industry, satellites need to be manually maneuvered out of harm’s way. This process isn’t automated….yet! Sergio Gallucci, the Co-founder and CTO of SCOUT Inc, joins me this week to discuss how his organisation is tackling the space industry’s collision challenge and sheds light on the complicated nature of the space industry and how automation will play a part in its future.