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Ed Lu

1963 - Today

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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.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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Lu has received more than 129,118 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ed Lu is the 397th most popular astronaut (down from 336th in 2019), the 13,300th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,041st in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 130k

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  • 35.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Ed Lu ranks 397 out of 524Before him are Joseph R. Tanner, Roger K. Crouch, Robert L. Behnken, Michael J. McCulley, Nicole Stott, and Sandra Magnus. After him are Mark N. Brown, Andy Thomas, Carl E. Walz, Christopher Ferguson, Robert J. Cenker, and Clayton Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Ed Lu ranks 676Before him are Arnold Vanderlyde, Nigel Winterburn, Luca Fusi, Daphne Ashbrook, Neil LaBute, and Mogens Krogh. After him are Brian Kemp, Donato Sabia, Noodles, Vadym Tyshchenko, Marian Keyes, and Chris Ferguson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 13,300 out of 18,182Before him are Mýa (1979), Gale Storm (1922), Ad-Rock (1966), Leigh-Allyn Baker (1972), Justin Verlander (1983), and Sandra Magnus (1964). After him are Debbie Stabenow (1950), Jill Flint (1977), Jennifer Gareis (1970), Bob Riley (1944), John Hencken (1954), and Diana Taurasi (1982).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 197Before him are Joseph R. Tanner (1950), Roger K. Crouch (1940), Robert L. Behnken (1970), Michael J. McCulley (1943), Nicole Stott (1962), and Sandra Magnus (1964). After him are Mark N. Brown (1951), Carl E. Walz (1955), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Robert J. Cenker (1948), Clayton Anderson (1959), and Samuel T. Durrance (1943).