Andrew Mishkin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Papers
10
Total Citations
306
H-Index
8
About
Andrew Mishkin is a pioneering figure in space robotics and planetary exploration operations, whose career has fundamentally shaped how humanity navigates and commands robotic systems across the solar system. Working primarily at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mishkin has made landmark contributions to Mars rover operations, space telerobotics, and human-robotic mission design. His work on the Mars Pathfinder Microrover — documenting operational lessons from Sojourner's historic 1997 Mars landing — remains one of his most influential contributions, garnering 137 citations and establishing foundational practices for planetary surface operations. His expertise in space telerobotics, reflected in a widely cited 2013 survey with 81 citations, helped define the field's design principles and operational constraints. Mishkin has consistently tackled the challenge of integrating human and robotic capabilities, contributing to mission design frameworks for lunar and Martian exploration and even pioneering remote rover operations during the COVID-19 pandemic with the Curiosity rover. His early interest in operator presence during remote manipulation, dating to 1980, reveals a career-long commitment to the human dimension of robotic control — a thread connecting decades of transformative work in space exploration.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Experiences with operations and autonomy of the Mars Pathfinder Microrover137 citations · 2002
- 2Space Telerobotics81 citations · 2013
- 3Human-Robotic Missions to the Moon and Mars: Operations Design Implications27 citations · 2007
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- 5From Prime to Extended Mission: Evolution of the MER Tactical Uplink Process12 citations · 2006
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- 9Achievement of a Sense of Operator Presence in Remote Manipulation.7 citations · 1980
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