Papers
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Total Citations
84
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About
Laurent Sibille is a pioneering researcher in space resource utilization and in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), with a career dedicated to enabling sustainable human presence beyond Earth. Working primarily at NASA Kennedy Space Center's SwampWorks Lab, Sibille has made foundational contributions to the science of transforming extraterrestrial materials into functional infrastructure and energy systems. His most influential work explores the use of lunar and Martian regolith as construction material, most notably his research on additive construction using basalt regolith fines (34 citations) and regolith-polymer composites for lunar infrastructure. Complementing this, his early investigations into manufacturing solar cells directly on the Moon (22 citations) demonstrated remarkable foresight into closed-loop resource strategies for long-duration missions. Sibille has also contributed meaningfully to NASA's Evolvable Mars Campaign, shaping strategic frameworks for ISRU integration across cis-lunar and Martian environments. His work spans landing pad construction, molten regolith electrolysis for oxygen production, asteroid resource utilization, and volatile-based propulsion systems — collectively addressing nearly every layer of planetary surface operations. With research spanning nearly two decades and accumulating citations across a diverse portfolio, Sibille stands as a versatile and forward-thinking architect of humanity's off-world future.
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Top Papers
- 1Additive Construction Using Basalt Regolith Fines34 citations · 2015
- 2Manufacture of solar cells on the moon22 citations · 2005
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- 8Molten Regolith Electrolysis Using Concentrated Solar Heating1 citations · 2023