Career record
Flights
3
Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis
Career time in space
205d 23h
Career EVA time
6h 15m
Spacewalks
1
Biography
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).
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Launches
- Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-2 — Flight Engineer · Success · April 26, 2003
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-106 — Mission Specialist · Success · September 8, 2000
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-84 — Mission Specialist · Success · May 15, 1997 · 08:07 UTC
Spacewalks
- STS-106 EVA — 2000-09-11 · 6h 15m
Born 1963-07-01