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Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Beh\xe7et A\xe7ikme\u015fe. Beh\xe7et was a technologist and a senior member of the Guidance and Control (G&C) Analysis Group at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2003 to 2012 where he developed guidance, control, and estimation algorithms for formation-flying spacecraft and distributed networked systems, proximity operations around asteroids and comets, and planetary landing. He is currently a Professor in Aeronautics & Astronautics, as well as Electrical & Computer Engineering, at the University of Washington and a member of their Autonomous Controls Lab. In this episode, Dr. A\xe7ikme\u015fe discuss his time at JPL and what it takes to land a rover on Mars.\n\n\nTimestamps to jump to certain topics below:\nIntro - (00:00)\nBackground and Joining NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory -(01:23)\nLanding a Rover on Mars - (06:00)\nOther Projects at JPL -(19:46)\nSensors on Spacecraft - (27:10)\nLanding on Earth vs. Mars - (31:42)\nWorking at JPL and Career Advice - (33:55)\t\t\nOutro - (40:56)