Ed Lu

American - (NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: July 1, 1963
Age: 61

Edward Tsang "Ed" Lu (simplified Chinese: 卢杰; traditional Chinese: 盧傑; pinyin: Lú Jié) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut. He flew on two Space Shuttle flights, and made an extended stay aboard the International Space Station. In 2007, Lu retired from NASA to become the program manager of Google's Advanced Projects Team. In 2002, while still at NASA, Lu co-founded the B612 Foundation, dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid strikes, later serving as its chairman. As of 2014, he is currently its chief executive officer (CEO).

Spaceflight Record

Ed Lu flew on three previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-84

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 15, 1997, 8:07 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-84 was a manned spaceflight mission by Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-106

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 8, 2000, 12:45 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-106 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis.

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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-2

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 26, 2003, 3:53 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Soyuz TMA-2 begins Expedition 7 by carrying 2 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko alongside Flight Engineer, Edward Tsang Lu (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 28, 2003, 02:40:20 UTC

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