Editing Ed Lu (section)

{{short description|American physicist and astronaut (born 1963)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Lu (surname 卢)|Lu]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox astronaut
| name = Ed Lu
| native_name = 盧傑
| image = Edward Tsang Lu.jpg
| birth_name = Edward Tsang Lu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|7|1}}
| birth_place = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| education = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>{{no wrap|[[Stanford University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}}
| type = [[NASA astronaut]]
| time = 205d 23h 18m
| selection = [[NASA Astronaut Group 15|NASA Group 15 (1994)]]
| missions = [[STS-84]]<br>[[STS-106]]<br>[[Soyuz TMA-2]] ([[Expedition 7]])
| insignia = [[File:STS-84 patch.svg|40px]] [[File:Sts-106-patch.svg|40px]] [[File:Soyuz TMA-2 Patch.png|45px]] [[File:Expedition 7 insignia.svg|40px]]
| module = {{Infobox scientist
|embed = yes
|field = [[Solar physics]]<br />[[Astrophysics]]
|doctoral_advisor = Vahe Petrosian
|thesis_title = The Evolution of Energetic Particles and the Emitted Radiation in Solar Flares
|thesis_url = https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19890016574/downloads/19890016574.pdf
|thesis_year = 1989}}
{{Infobox Chinese|
| child = yes
| embed = yes
|t = 盧傑
|s = 卢杰
|p = Lú Jié
}}
}}
'''Edward Tsang''' "'''Ed'''" '''Lu''' ({{zh|t=盧傑|p=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]].<ref name="NASA-bio Ed Lu">{{cite web |date=August 2007 |title=EDWARD TSANG LU (PH.D.), NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) |url=https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lu-edward-0.pdf |access-date=April 12, 2021 |publisher=NASA}}</ref>

In 2007, Lu retired from NASA to become the [[Program management|program manager]] of [[Google]]'s [[Project Ara|Advanced Projects Team]].<ref name="NASA-Press Release: 07-176" /><ref name="Silicon Valley News-2012.06.06">{{cite web| url = http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_20796152/google-unveils-new-maps-features-amid-fight-apple| date = June 6, 2012| publisher = Silicon Valley News| title = Google Unveils New Maps Features Amid Apple Fight| access-date = July 1, 2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153504/http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_20796152/google-unveils-new-maps-features-amid-fight-apple| archive-date = July 14, 2014}}</ref> In 2002, while still at NASA, Lu co-founded the [[B612 Foundation]], dedicated to protecting the Earth from [[Impact events|asteroid strikes]], later serving as its [[chairman]].<ref name="NASA-bio Ed Lu" />  As of 2020, he is its executive director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://b612foundation.org/our-team/#hash_filters=leadership|title=Our Team}}</ref>