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Ed Lu

1963 - Today

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Edward Tsang "Ed" Lu (Chinese: 盧傑; pinyin: Lú Jié; born July 1, 1963) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut. He flew on three 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Lu is the 383rd most popular astronaut (down from 366th in 2019), the 13,459th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,233rd in 2019) and the 191st most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Ed Lu ranks 383 out of 556. Before him are Aleksey Ovchinin, Stephen Robinson, Thomas Pesquet, James S. Voss, Jan Davis, and Robert J. Cenker. After him are Nicole Stott, Kathryn P. Hire, Linda M. Godwin, Wang Yaping, Eric Boe, and David Wolf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Ed Lu ranks 651. Before him are Jsu Garcia, Raimond van der Gouw, Tudor Casapu, Larry Nassar, Diana Gansky, and Seyran Ateş. After him are Luis Carlos Perea, Lina Kačiušytė, Gabriel Tiacoh, Vujadin Stanojković, Aaron Burckhard, and Thomas Gabriel Fischer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 13,463 out of 20,380. Before him are Shirley Babashoff (1957), Shelley Fabares (1944), David Lovering (1961), Bob Crosby (1913), Sonja Sohn (1964), and Dale Evans (1912). After him are Paul Russo (1914), Kevin Eastman (1962), Lacey Chabert (1982), Mekhi Phifer (1974), Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), and Chris Crocker (1987).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 191. Before him are George Nelson (1950), Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), Stephen Robinson (1955), James S. Voss (1949), Jan Davis (1953), and Robert J. Cenker (1948). After him are Nicole Stott (1962), Kathryn P. Hire (1959), Linda M. Godwin (1952), Eric Boe (1964), David Wolf (1956), and Michael Barratt (1959).

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