Edward T. Lu

Astronaut
Nationality	American
Born	July 1, 1963 Springfield, Massachusetts
Other occupation	Physicist
Space time	205d 23h 18m
Selection	1994 NASA Group
Missions	STS-84, STS-106, Soyuz TMA-2, Expedition 7
Mission insignia

Edward Tsang Lu (Simplified Chinese: 卢杰; Traditional Chinese: 盧傑; Pinyin: Lú Jié) (born July 1, 1963) is an American physicist and astronaut, a veteran of two space shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station. NASA photogaph from http://www. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampden County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area  - City  33. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle // Crew Charles J. Precourt (3), Mission Commander Eileen M. Collins (2), Pilot Carlos I. Noriega (1), Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu, (1), Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy (2), (ESA) Mission Specialist Elena V. Kondakova (2), (RSA) Mission Specialist Launched... This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle. ... Soyuz TMA-2 launch // Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (3) -  Russia Edward Tsang Lu (3) -  United States Pedro Duque (1) - ESA  Spain Mass: 7136 kg Perigee: 200 km Apogee: 250 km Inclination: 51. ... This is the seventh expedition to the International Space Station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 712 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (3000 × 2526 pixel, file size: 3. ... Space shuttle mission patch File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3000x2998, 2546 KB) Description ISS007-S-001 (March 2003) --- The International Space Station (ISS) Expedition Seven patch consists of two elliptical orbits which evoke the histories of the two space programs from which the crew is drawn. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “ISS” redirects here. ...

Raised in Webster, New York, Lu attended R. L. Thomas High School, where he was a member of the wrestling team and graduated in 1980. Later, Lu earned a degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University and a doctoral degree in applied physics from Stanford University in 1989. Ed Lu was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, Psi chapter at Cornell. Lu is a specialist in solar physics and did postdoctoral work at the Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu, Hawaii before being selected for NASA's astronaut corps in 1994. Lu flew on space shuttle missions STS-84 in 1997 and STS-106 in 2000, in which he carried out a six-hour spacewalk to perform construction work on the International Space Station. Lu spent six months in space in 2003 as part of ISS Expedition 7, with cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. Webster is a town located in Monroe County, New York. ... “Cornell” redirects here. ... “Stanford” redirects here. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Pi Kappa Phi is a national social fraternity that was founded in the spirit of nu phi, meaning non-fraternity. ... The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) is a research unit within the University of Hawaii system, led by Dr. Rolf-Peter Kudritzki as Director. ... For the city and county of Honolulu, see City & County of Honolulu. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle // Crew Charles J. Precourt (3), Mission Commander Eileen M. Collins (2), Pilot Carlos I. Noriega (1), Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu, (1), Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy (2), (ESA) Mission Specialist Elena V. Kondakova (2), (RSA) Mission Specialist Launched... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... “ISS” redirects here. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is the seventh expedition to the International Space Station. ... Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961, Svetlovodsk Ukraine) is a cosmonaut who flew on the following missions: Soyuz TM-19 Commander 04. ...

On August 10, Dr. Lu announced he was retiring from NASA to work at Google. ^[1] This article is about the corporation. ...

External links

• NASA Biography
• Dr. Lu's Space Blog written from during Expedition 7
• Spacefacts biography of Ed Lu

References