From NASA to High Altitude Wind Energy

As our society continues to wean ourselves from dependence on dwindling and polluting fossil fuels, we look to greener energy alternatives. With over 40 years of experience in aerospace flight dynamics and simulation, Dave Lang has made a career of studying objects and dynamics in the high altitude. From his work with NASA and private consultancies, Lang offers an alternative energy source in the form of high altitude wind power harvesting.

Dave Lang joined NASA’s Johnson Space Center throughout the entire Gemini and Apollo programs. He taught graduate-level flight dynamics courses to the first class of lunar astronauts, was responsible for developing astronaut flight simulators, and was pivotal in the conception, design and training of the first-ever Gemini tether experiment missions. In other consulting projects, he has developed landing gear dynamics simulations for Learjet, designed avionics performance evaluation software for Boeing, and performed studies for Jeff Bezos’ private space venture.
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From NASA to High Altitude Wind Energy
David Lang
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Sunday, January 18, 2015
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