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  Ed Lu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Lu   (198 words)

  
 Astronaut Bio: Edward Tsang Lu (1/2006)
Lu has developed a number of new theoretical advances, which have provided for the first time a basic understanding of the underlying physics of solar flares.
Lu flew as a mission specialist on STS-84 in 1997, was a mission specialist and payload commander on STS-106 in 2000, flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-2 and served as NASA ISS Science Officer and flight engineer on ISS Expedition-7 in 2003.
Lu was the first American to launch as the Flight Engineer of a Soyuz spacecraft, and the first American to launch and land on a Soyuz spacecraft (Soyuz TMA-2).
www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/lu.html   (633 words)

  
 www.FamousChinese.com Search Results Page
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www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Lu_Xiufu   (225 words)

  
 Hawai'i helps astronaut turn 40 in style - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Lu, who is aboard the international space station with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, participated in a live two-way videoconference with Gov. Linda Lingle and visiting NASA astronaut Carlos Noriega.
Lu was a postdoctoral fellow at the UH Institute for Astronomy in 1992, as well as an assistant wrestling coach at Punahou School.
Lu and Malenchenko, dressed in matching red aloha shirts, said they are working on popularizing aloha print by wearing the shirts in space.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Jul/01/ln/ln33a.html   (540 words)

  
 Edward Lu: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Edward Lu's summary was automatically generated using 531 references found on the Internet.
Lu is a Cornell Class of 1984 alumnus and holds a BS in electrical engineering from the Ivy League school.
Lu was at the controls of NA1SS aboard the International Space Station for an August 28 chat with students at Incarnate Word Academy in Houston, Texas, and a September 3 QSO with elementary, middle and high schoolers in Boulder, Colorado.
www.zoominfo.com /people/lu_ed_890177962.aspx   (882 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
Lu, a 33-year-old mission specialist, is part of an eight-person crew that will be making the sixth docking between a space shuttle and Russia's Mir space station.
Lu, a varsity wrestler during his days at Cornell University, will also be carrying a wrestling letter from Punahou School, where he was an assistant wrestling coach.
Lu considers Lorna Onizuka and Alice Veach, the widows of Hawaii's first two astronauts, to be good friends.
starbulletin.com /97/02/28/news/story4.html   (630 words)

  
 Lu
Dr. Lu has developed a number of new theoretical advances which have provided for the first time a basic understanding of the underlying physics of solar flares.
Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu are wrapping up their first week of independent operations aboard the International Space Station after departure of their Expedition 6 predecessors on May 3.
Lu performed another run of the InSPACE experiment in the Microgravity Science Glovebox while Malenchenko spent some time loading the Progress 10, docked to the rear of the Zvezda Service Module, with station discards.
www.astronautix.com /astros/lu.htm   (5864 words)

  
 The 60 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time 6/7 | Asian American Personalities | GOLDSEA
Edward Tsang Lu Most thrillseekers would give up a kidney or more for 504 hours in space and a 6-hour spacewalk to boot.
All Edward Tsang Lu had to do was get a Stanford physics PhD, a commercial pilot's license and beat out thousands of other applicants to get picked by NASA in 1994.
Lu was born July 1, 1963 in Springfield, Massachusetts but calls Honolulu and New York home.
goldsea.com /Personalities/Inspiring/inspiring6.html   (1204 words)

  
 Newsroom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Lu says that such a spacecraft could be built using existing technology, and it could be used to deflect asteroid 99942 Apophis should future observations show that to be necessary.
Lu then worked as a research physicist in the fields of solar physics and astrophysics.
Lu joined NASA in 1995 and has served as lead astronaut for Space Station training and lead astronaut for Shuttle training.
www.ias.edu /Newsroom/announcements/Uploads/view.php?cmd=view&id=322   (595 words)

  
 JSC Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Lu is currently living and working onboard the ISS as the Expedition 7 NASA ISS Science Officer along with Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko.
Lu considers Honolulu his hometown and has a great fondness for Hawaiian aloha shirts, frequently wearing one on orbit.
Lu and Malenchenko have been seen sporting their new aloha shirts that arrived earlier this month on a Russian resupply vehicle as a gift from their support team in Houston.
www1.jsc.nasa.gov /jscfeatures/articles/000000019.html   (318 words)

  
 edlu
Edward Tsang Lu was born July 1, 1963, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Selected by NASA in December 1994, Dr. Lu reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995, has completed a year of training and evaluation, and is qualified for assignment as a mission specialist.
This unofficial patch was created by the friends and family of Ed Lu to commemorate his mission to the International Space Station.
www.mach25.nl /~jacques/sp/edlu.html   (327 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: Happy Birthday, Ed Lu, KC5WKJ!
Lu is NASA's ISS science officer and flight engineer on the Expedition 7 crew that also includes Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUO.
Lu considers Honolulu his hometown and has a great fondness for Hawaiian "aloha shirts." Both crewmembers have been occasionally sporting the colorful new attire that arrived last month on a Russian Progress rocket as a gift from their support team in Houston.
Lu and Malenchenko--the first two-person ISS crew increment--arrived at the space outpost April 28 aboard a Soyuz rocket to begin its six-month mission.
www.arrl.org /news/stories/2003/07/01/2   (341 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Special Event: NASA Astronauts Prepare for Second Space Walk on International Space Station - February ...
Ed Lu is a NASA astronaut who, in September, conducted a space walk outside the International Space Station, did the first space walk in a U.S. suit, with a Russian compadre.
LU: Actually, what they are first going to do is they are going to be disattach it from where it is. It is just sort of temporarily stowed right were.
LU: And then the two astronauts will be using their own eyes outside and just talking her through it also as a -- but, besides that, she will have a whole series of cameras to look through.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0102/12/se.01.html   (1211 words)

  
 Documents - STS-84 Biographies
Upon graduation, Precourt was assigned as a test pilot at Edwards, where he flew the F-15E, F-4, A-7, and A-37 aircraft until mid 1989, when he began studies at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
From 1986 to 1989, she was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, where she was an assistant professor in mathematics and a T-41 instructor pilot.
Lu flew as a mission specialist on STS-84 in 1997, and was a mission specialist and payload commander on STS-106 in 2000.
history.nasa.gov /SP-4225/documentation/mission-summaries/sts84/biographies/biographies.htm   (4465 words)

  
 AsianWeek.com
Lu is known as a foodie by his fellow APA astronauts who were part of a dim-sum tag team during Lu’s bachelor days.
Lu was interested in flying as a child and built model planes.
Lu was the de facto best man and played the wedding march on his personal electronic keyboard.
news.asianweek.com /news/view_article.html?article_id=97d7120566ee76af0b9559385bfe8745&this_category_id=169   (638 words)

  
 NASA - Unique Birthday Celebration For Space Station Resident
Lu currently lives on the Space Station as the Expedition 7, NASA Space Station Science Officer along with Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko.
Lu considers Honolulu his hometown and has a great fondness for Hawaiian aloha shirts.
Lu and Malenchenko have been seen sporting colorful new aloha shirts that arrived earlier this month on a Russian resupply spacecraft as a gift from their support team in Houston.
www.nasa.gov /home/hqnews/2003/jun/HQ_03221_Lu_40th.html   (288 words)

  
 Space Age Publishing Company
Lu, who lived in Hawaii for 3 years and graduated from the UH Institute for Astronomy, said he was honored to be recognized by the Hawaiian people and spoke about admiring the beauty of the island from space.
Lu and his fiancée will be married later this year on Maui.
Lu said he will celebrate his birthday 17 times, which is equal to the number of Earth orbits the station will make that day.
www.spaceagepub.com /subscribers/LDarchive/LD20030702.html   (618 words)

  
 Astronaut Bio: Edward Tsang Lu 3/02   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dr. Lu flew as a mission specialist on STS-84 in 1997, and was a mission specialist and payload commander on STS-106 in 2000.
Twice flown, Dr. Lu has logged over 504 hours in space, and an EVA (spacewalk) totalling 6 hours and 14 minutes.
Currently, Dr. Lu is assigned to the crew of ISS Expedition-7.
www.qsl.net /dg7ro/iss/crew/lu.htm   (506 words)

  
 PREL Media Release - Astronaut Birthday
Lu is the science officer for the mission and the first Asian American to serve as an ISS expedition crew member.
Lu and his mission compatriot, Russian Astronaut Yuri Malenchenko, wore aloha attire for the videoconference, inspiring Lingle to compliment them both on their fashion sense.
Lu commented that space was a wonderful vantage point from which to “sightsee” our beautiful islands, adding “You really appreciate the beauty of Hawaii from up here.
www.prel.org /media/ps_/astronaut.asp   (448 words)

  
 Astronotes: The inside scoop on the Universe at large.
To honor Lu on his special day, flight controllers in Houston and workers at NASA centers around the nation wore bright, flowery Hawaiian garb.
"You may have to skip the board shorts part and the flip flops," Lu quipped as he watched a live TV uplink to the space station showing the flight controllers gathered in their bright clothing.
Lu and station commander Yuri Malenchenko are due to return to Earth in early November.
www.space.com /astronotes/astronotes_june22_july5_03.html   (2727 words)

  
 SOEST Press Releases
NASA Astronaut Dr. Edward Tsang Lu will be the guest speaker at the awards ceremony, and will be handing out the awards to the finalists.
Lu will be available for interviews before the final competition from 12:30 - 1:00 pm in Hemingway Theatre on the UH Manoa campus and after the award ceremony at approximately 8:30 - 9:00 pm at the Pagoda Hotel International Ballroom.
Lu has numerous ties to Hawaii, including completing his postdoctoral studies at the Institute for Astronomy at UH Manoa.
www.soest.hawaii.edu /SOEST_News/News/PressReleases/PS3/PS3_2004.htm   (531 words)

  
 'Hawaiian Shirt Day' to Honor Space Station Astronaut's Birthday - 2003-06-30   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It's all in honor of astronaut Edward Tsang Lu on his fortieth birthday.
Lu, who considers Honolulu his hometown, has an affection for Hawaiian shirts, and has been spotted wearing them since arriving on the Space Station in April for a six-month stay.
Lu's expedition, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, has also become a fan of the colorful flowered shirts.
www.voanews.com /english/archive/2003-06/a-2003-06-30-26-Hawaiian.cfm   (219 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: Tang--or Something Like it--Still a Space Drink
Lu celebrates his 40th birthday today, and Hawaii Gov Linda Lingle has proclaimed July 1 "Edward Tsang Lu Day" in Hawaii.
Lu considers Honolulu his hometown, and he and Yuri Malenchenko received a supply of colorful aloha shirts earlier this month.
Lu--who turns 40 years old in space today--told the youngsters--who were in grades three through eight--that the two-man crew has been involved in hundreds of experiments, some of which involve observing the Earth and others the crew members themselves, he said.
www.arrl.org /news/stories/2003/07/01/1   (714 words)

  
 World Talk Radio Science & Society: Christine Peterson, Foresight Nanotech Institute; Dr. John B. Charles, NASA ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Bioastronautics is a focused effort to enable human exploration of space through effective risk management solutions and innovative science and technology discoveries.
Selected by NASA in December 1994, Dr. Lu reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995, completed a year of training and evaluation, and qualified for assignment as a mission specialist.
Lu has worked in the astronaut office computer support branch, and has served as lead astronaut for Space Station training and lead astronaut for Shuttle training.
www.worldtalkradio.com /archive.asp?aid=5362   (970 words)

  
 STS-106 Mission Specialist 1: Edward Lu
EXPERIENCE: Since obtaining his Ph.D., Dr. Lu has been a research physicist working in the fields of solar physics and astrophysics.
Most recently, he served as a mission specialist on STS-84 (May 15-24, 1997), NASA's sixth Shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station Mir.
Lu is assigned to STS-106 scheduled for launch in mid 2000.
www.shuttlepresskit.com /STS-106/crew66.htm   (354 words)

  
 International Space Station Status Report #03-32
The International Space Station Expedition 7 crew of Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Science Officer Ed Lu began their third month aboard the Station this week, wrapping up a week that included a personal milestone and continued experiment work.
Lu, who considers Honolulu, Hawaii, one of his hometowns, celebrated his 40th birthday aboard the Station on Tuesday, a milestone that was marked by the observance of "Edward Tsang Lu Day" in Hawaii.
Lu's birthday also was marked by an "Aloha Day" celebration in Mission Control and throughout NASA with ground team members donning Hawaiian garb and shirts such as those Lu has frequently worn in orbit.
www.astronautix.com /details/int52804.htm   (416 words)

  
 International Space Station (ISS) Status Report #32 * *
Lu, who considers Honolulu, Hawaii, one of his hometowns, celebrated his 40th birthday aboard the Station on Tuesday, a milestone that was marked by the obser vance of “Edward Tsang Lu Day” in Hawaii.
Lu completed work this week with the InSPACE experiment in the Destiny Laboratory's Microgravity Science Glovebox.
Lu conducted runs of the experiment, which studies the behavior of magnetic particles in a fluid when subjected to a pulsed magnetic field, almost daily during the week.
space.cweb.nl /space/iss_2003_32.html   (588 words)

  
 Reunion 2004
As many as 6,000 Cornellians and their families -- including more than 700 children, a record -- will be on campus today (Thursday, June 10), through Sunday, June 13, for Cornell's Reunion 2004.
Lu, the Olin lecturer, graduated from Cornell -- where he was a presidential scholar and a member of the wrestling team -- in 1984 with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering.
He went on to earn his doctorate in applied physics from Stanford University in 1989.
www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/04/6.10.04/reunion.html   (537 words)

  
 Science and Society Podcasts: Dr. Edward Lu, NASA Astronaut, 10/19/05
Science and Society Podcasts: Dr. Edward Lu, NASA Astronaut, 10/19/05
Edward Lu has flown as a mission specialist on STS-84 in 1997, mission specialist and payload commander on STS-106 in 2000, and flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-2, and served as NASA ISS Science Officer and flight engineer on ISS Expedition-7 in 2003.
Since obtaining his Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University in 1989, Dr. Edward Tsang Lu has been a research physicist working in the fields of solar physics and astrophysics.
www.scienceandsociety.net /podcasts/archives/2005/10/dr_edward_lu_na.html   (311 words)

  
 The Brownsville Herald » Students talk with astronauts at Edinburg conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Hundreds of students in the GEAR UP program were able to participate in a live video chat Tuesday with astronauts Edward Tsang Lu and Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko, who are working on the International Space Station above Earth.
Using a video downlink provided by NASA, the students saw Lu and Malenchenko projected onto large screens and were able to ask them questions through a microphone.
Lu, an American astronaut who is the science director on the space station, and Malenchenko, a Russian cosmonaut, have been working together on the space station since April 28.
www.brownsvilleherald.com /print.php?id=54403_0_10_0&comments=yes   (584 words)

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