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Ed Lu
American physicist and astronaut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Tsang "Ed" Lu (simplified Chinese: 卢杰; traditional Chinese: 盧傑; pinyin: Lú Jié; born July 1, 1963) 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.[1]
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Ed Lu 卢杰 | |
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Born | Edward Tsang Lu (1963-07-01) July 1, 1963 (age 61) |
Education | Cornell University (BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 205d 23h 18m |
Selection | NASA Group 15 (1994) |
Missions | STS-84 STS-106 Soyuz TMA-2 (Expedition 7) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Solar physics |
Thesis | The Evolution of Energetic Particles and the Emitted Radiation in Solar Flares (1989) |
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In 2007, Lu retired from NASA to become the program manager of Google's Advanced Projects Team.[2][3] 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.[1] As of 2020, he is its executive director.[4]