Ed Lu
Ed Lu is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 3 space flights and engaging in 1 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
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).
- Date of Birth: 07/01/1963
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 05/15/1997
- Last Flight: 04/26/2003
- In Space: No
Launches
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-106
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-84
- Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-2
Spacewalk
STS-106 EVA
The spacewalk began at 09/11/2000 04:47 UTC and ended at 09/11/2000 11:02 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 15 minutes.
