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David Langan
Co-founder of Umbra.
David Langan co-founded Umbra in 2015 with Gabe Dominocielo and serves as CEO, a vertically integrated SAR satellite company. Before Umbra, he worked a decade as Systems Engineer, Technical Director, and Space Mission Architect at Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman), with 100% flight success across 18+ satellite systems, and served on NOAA's Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (2016-2020).
Overview
- Role
- CEO & Co-founder
- Based in
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Prior experience
- Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman)
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Frequently asked
- Who is David Langan?
- David Langan co-founded Umbra in 2015 with Gabe Dominocielo and serves as CEO, a vertically integrated SAR satellite company. Before Umbra, he worked a decade as Systems Engineer, Technical Director, and Space Mission Architect at Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman), with 100% flight success across 18+ satellite systems, and served on NOAA's Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (2016-2020).
- What is David Langan's role?
- David Langan is CEO & Co-founder, based in Santa Barbara, CA.
- Where did David Langan work before?
- David Langan's prior roles include Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman).
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David Langan is CEO and Co-founder of Umbra (founded 2015 with Gabe Dominocielo); previously at Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman); served on NOAA's ACCRES 2016-2020.
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