Philipp Reiss
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3
Total Citations
52
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2
About
Philipp Reiss is a leading researcher in space resource utilisation, with a primary focus on advancing technologies for *in situ* resource extraction and analysis on the Moon and asteroids. His most significant contribution is the development of a universal framework for Space Resource Utilisation (SRU), detailed in his highly cited 2019 paper (46 citations), which provides a foundational structure for future off-world resource extraction missions. Reiss is also the driving force behind the LUVMI (Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation) project, an innovative, low-mass robotic payload designed to operate at the Moon’s South Pole. Through LUVMI, he has successfully developed and demonstrated key scientific instruments—a volatiles analyser and sampler—capable of traversing several kilometres to detect and collect water ice and other volatiles. This work directly addresses the International Space Exploration Coordination Group’s priority for *in situ* lunar investigations. By bridging theoretical frameworks with practical, mobile instrumentation, Reiss’s research is pivotal in enabling sustainable human presence beyond Earth, positioning him as a key contributor to the next era of space exploration.
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Top Papers
- 1A universal framework for Space Resource Utilisation (SRU)46 citations · 2019
- 2Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation (LUVMI) Project Results4 citations · 2019
- 3LUVMI: an innovative payload for the sampling of volatiles at the Lunar poles2 citations · 2017