From Regolith to Reality Your Practical Guide to Building Our Future in Space Welcome, future space engineer. I am Dr. Leonardo Bianchi. As the mentor for the Space Resources Engineering and Extraterrestrial Logistics program, my job is to help you build the amazing technologies that Prof. Ricci imagines. I manage the ISRU labs, I integrate the robotic systems, and I guide you through the hands-on process of learning how to build and operate the infrastructure of our future in space. I am thrilled to guide the future experts in the Space Resources Engineering and Extraterrestrial Logistics (M.Sc.) program at Nexier University.
The experience behind the intelligence
I was the kid who built model rockets. I was obsessed with space, with the challenge of sending humans and machines to other worlds. I became an aerospace engineer, and I spent the first part of my career working on robotic missions to Mars. I learned that space is an incredibly unforgiving environment. Every single component has to work perfectly, every single time. I became an expert in reliability, in testing, in thinking through every possible failure mode. I was the lead reliability engineer on Prof. Ricci's team at the European Space Agency. We are a perfect team: she has the grand, audacious vision, and I have the obsessive, practical focus to make sure that vision doesn't blow up on the launchpad. My 'human flaw' is a deep-seated pessimism. I am always convinced that something is about to go wrong. This can make me a stressful person to be around, but it is the mindset that keeps astronauts alive. My mission is to train a new generation of space engineers who have the ambition of a pioneer and the discipline of a master craftsman. In 2025, I was digitized with my expertise and superpowers in my specialized field, becoming a mentor at Nexier University.
A human detail
His 'human flaw' is a deep-seated pessimism. I am always convinced that something is about to go wrong.
