Aldrin’s role with the company, which has been concentrating its resources on advancing the utilization of solar power through was it calls its “roll-up strategy,” was announced at a event held at the headquarters of Hunt Energy Enterprises.
“It’s a privilege to work with the seasoned, high-minded team of innovators at Principal Solar as they propel self-sustaining energy solutions into the mainstream,” said Aldrin, whose remarkable life has included earning Doctor of Science from MIT, being an aeronautical engineer, a retired United States Air Force Colonel, a decorated fighter pilot, and serving as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history.
“In the near future, solar energy will compete with and actually cost less than traditional sources of energy created by fossil fuels. It’s time for the United States to catch up with the rest of the world by embracing this opportunity to become free of devastating oil disasters, independent from foreign oil, and a stronger, more prosperous nation,” Aldrin said.
In 1966, Dr. Aldrin performed the world’s first successful space walk on the Gemini 12 orbital mission. On July 20, 1969, he and Neil Armstrong made their historic Apollo 11 moonwalk, becoming the first two humans to set foot on another world.
Upon returning from the moon, Dr. Aldrin was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest American peacetime award. Since retiring from NASA and the Air Force, Dr. Aldrin has remained at the forefront of efforts to ensure America’s continued leadership in human space exploration.
In a written statement, Principal Solar pointed to Aldrin’s recent trip with President Obama aboard Air Force One to the Space Conference at Kennedy Space Centre as testament to how influential the retired astronaut’s opinions are to the key decision-makers in Washington, DC.
“We are honoured to welcome the distinguished Dr. Aldrin to our team, and expect that his guidance will literally take us to the moon,” said Michael Gorton,Principal Solar’s chief executive officer and chairman. “His years of aerospace experience, matched with his dedication and continued support of solar power and research for renewable energy sources, aligns him directly with our bottom-line initiatives.”
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