Dr Paul Scully-Power AM DSM

PSP is Australia’s first astronaut. He has a unique background working across industry, government and academia in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. PSP has worked in the space, defense, and intelligence domains and has advised at the state, federal and Presidential levels.

PSP has served with the Royal Australian Navy, the UK Royal Navy, the US Navy, NASA, the Pentagon, US Military Intelligence, and the White House, where he was Head of a Government-Industry national strategy partnership for the design, fabrication, and operational deployment of a highly advanced, ultra-broadband communications system. 

His experience in business is equally as deep having been Chairman, President, Executive Director, CEO and CTO which rounds out his diverse and vast background. PSP is well known for his network of people and institutions across the globe.

On returning to Australia, he co-founded The Ripper Group (drones to help save lives). He currently serves as the NSW Smart Sensing Network’s Special Envoy and is the Adjunct Industry Professor in the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Technology Sydney.