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Andrew Mishkin (born c. 1958, in
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) is a senior
systems engineer Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their life cycles. At its core, systems engineering utilizes systems thinking p ...
at the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in the City of La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in the 1930s by Caltech researchers, JPL is owned by NASA an ...
, where he coordinated the development of various robotic vehicles and their subsystems for more than 15 years. He was on the ''Sojourner'' rover team at its formation, eventually leading the team and commanding the rover during its exploration of
Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...
. In 1997 he received the
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal The NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal is an award of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration established in 1991. The medal is awarded to both civilian members of NASA and military astronauts. To be awarded the medal, a NASA employee ...
and was also selected as one of "The 35 People Who Made the Year" in the December issue of Vanity Fair magazine. He then was a Mission Operations System Development Manager on Mars Exploration Rover mission. He grew up in
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, graduated from
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, and then obtained a BS degree in Systems
Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...
(man/machine systems) and an MS in Engineering (
problem solving Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from simple personal tasks (e.g. how to turn on an appliance) to complex issues in business an ...
and decision making) from
UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
. He is a member of Sigma Xi,
Tau Beta Pi The Tau Beta Pi Association (commonly Tau Beta Pi, , or TBP) is the oldest engineering honor society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the United States. It honors engineering students in American universities who have shown a ...
and
Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal a ...
. His wife, Sharon, is also an MER Systems Engineer.


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AN AUTOMATED ROVER COMMAND GENERATION PROTOTYPE FOR THE MARS 2003 MARIE CURIE ROVER
2003, NASA Technical Reports Server
A Tool for Autonomous Ground-based Rover Planning
2001, NASA Technical Reports Server
From prime to extended mission : evolution of the Mars Exploration Rover tactical uplink process
2006, NASA Technical Reports Server
Application of state analysis and goal-based operations to a MER mission scenario
2006, NASA Technical Reports Server
Implementing distributed operations: a comparison of two Deep Space Missions
2006, NASA Technical Reports Server
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) surface mission tactical uplink concepts, processes, and tools
2002, NASA Technical Reports Server
Autonomously generating operations sequences for a Mars Rover using AI-based planning
2001, NASA Technical Reports Server
Making tracks on Mars : mission operations for deep space
2006, NASA Technical Reports Server
Application of state analysis and goal-based operations to a MER mission scenario
2006, NASA Technical Reports Server {{DEFAULTSORT:Mishkin, Andrew 1958 births American aerospace engineers American technology writers Living people NASA people People from Los Angeles University High School (Los Angeles) alumni Systems engineers UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni Engineers from California