JSC2000-06748 (Oct 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu.

S95-06572 (23 March 1995) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist.

ISS007-E-16239 (4 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, uses a camera at a window in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-17995 (25 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, squeezes a bubble out of a tube in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-17985 (2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, watches a water bubble float between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, on the International Space Station (ISS).

This crew portrait of Expedition Seven, Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander (left), and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer (right) was taken while in training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Destined for the International Space Station (ISS), the two-man crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on April 26, 2003. aboard a Soyez TMA-1 spacecraft.

ISS007-E-14837 (12 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, uses chopsticks to eat in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-13293 (24 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-15488 (26 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured near a Russian Orlan spacesuit in a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-12107 (6 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, enjoys a light moment as he floats upside down in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-13547 (25 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, holds a camera prior to photographing the topography of a point on Earth from a window in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-15487 (26 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, looks over procedures checklists in a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-18001 (25 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (with camera), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain observe a bubble of liquid floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-15489 (26 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured near a Russian Orlan spacesuit in a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, is helped from a Russian all-terrain vehicle after being transported from the Soyuz TMA-2 landing site to his helicopter in Kazakhstan. The helicopter pilot salutes Lu as he departs the ATV. The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Lu; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 Mission Commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain landed in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS007-E-10457 (14 July 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, works in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-14285 (1 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, eats a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-10478 (16 July 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, uses a computer in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS006-E-50611 (28 April 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, prepares to eat a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, signs his name on the wall of a Russian helicopter after landing in the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Lu; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 Mission Commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain landed in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S106-E-5078 (10 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, on Atlantis mid deck during Flight Day 3 activity.

STS106-386-026 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, STS-106 mission specialist, prepares his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) space suit for an impending space walk. Lu was about to spend a period in excess of six hours outside Atlantis along with cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (out of frame), mission specialist representing Rosaviakosmos.

STS106-390-024 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, handles part of the treadmill device on the Service Module for the International Space Station. The crew left this and a large number of other items of hardware and supplies for future inhabitants of the station. Lu and four other astronauts, along with two cosmonauts, are wrapping up a 4.9 million-mile mission in which more than three tons of equipment were delivered to the International outpost.

S106-E-5030 (9 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, checks over some supplies during Flight Day 2 activity aboard the Earth orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis. Lu will be participating in space walk chores with the International Space Station (ISS) once the two orbiting spacecraft link up a bit later in the mission.

ISS006-E-50613 (28 April 2003) --- Cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin (foreground), Expedition Six flight engineer, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Budarin represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-14284 (1 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured near food items floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-14987 (16 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, cleans the dust off the charged couple device (CCD) on a digital still camera in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-14474 (5 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats near the torso portions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits stored in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-18035 (26 October 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (left), Expedition 8 flight engineer, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, hold tools in the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-14949 (16 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, cleans the dust off the charged couple device (CCD) on a digital still camera in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-18033 (26 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, plays a musical keyboard during off-shift time in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-14951 (16 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, cleans the dust off the charged couple device (CCD) on a digital still camera in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, sleeps onboard a Russian helicopter in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The helicopter had to wait out bad weather before moving on to Astana, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft carrying Lu; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 Mission Commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain landed in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS007-E-05845 (26 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-07832 (21 June 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, eats a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-05847 (26 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-07829 (21 June 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, prepares to eat a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-05461 (15 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

Chris Lu (third from left), a student at Aviation High School, asks a question at a lunch and learn session with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Des Moines, WA. Aviation High School is a college preparatory aviation- and aerospace-themed school and a premier school of choice for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in the Pacific Northwest. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

S106-E-5120 (12 September 2000) --- From the left, cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, and astronauts Edward T. Lu and Terrence W. Wilcutt float inside the U.S.-built Unity node after entering the International Space Station (ISS) for its first manned visit since May of this year. Wilcutt is commander of the seven-member crew. Malenchenko is a mission specialist representing the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. He and Lu, also a mission specialist, performed six hours of extravehicular work on the exterior of the station earlier in the mission.

ISS007-E-17796 (20 October 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition 7 mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, are pictured near one of the hatches on the International Space Station (ISS) as they prepare to welcome the crewmembers onboard a Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft, carrying astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, docked to the Station at 2:16 a.m. (CDT) on October 20, 2003. Malenchenko and Kaleri represent Rosaviakosmos.

Expedition 7 backup crew member Michael Foale, left and Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, participate in the ceremonial flag raising at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 21, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Scott Andrews)

Expedition 7 Commander Yuri I. Malenchenko, foreground and Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 20, 2003. The crew will be preparing for the launch onboard a Soyuz capsule, Saturday, April 26, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, talks on the telephone after landing in the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, smiles while resting in a chair after landing in the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, smiles while resting in a chair after landing in the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer for Expedition 7, raises the United States flag as he participates in the ceremonial flag raising at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 21, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Scott Andrews)

ISS007-E-18044 (26 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (at musical keyboard), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain share a light moment during off-shift time in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-14470 (5 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, performs routine maintenance on an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS). The work represents a mid-term checkout and included emptying and refilling the suit’s water tank and loops, cycling relief valves, checking sensors and collecting data, a leak check and running the suit’s fan for two hours to lubricate it.

STS084-304-004 (15-24 May 1997) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (left) gets an early start on transfer operations in the Spacehab Double Module as he goes over an inventory checklist with astronaut Jean-Fran?ois Clervoy, payload commander. Later, almost three tons of supplies were transferred between the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station.

ISS007-E-14469 (5 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, performs routine maintenance on an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS). The work represents a mid-term checkout and included emptying and refilling the suit’s water tank and loops, cycling relief valves, checking sensors and collecting data, a leak check and running the suit’s fan for two hours to lubricate it.

ISS007-E-14472 (5 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, performs routine maintenance on an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS). The work represents a mid-term checkout and included emptying and refilling the suit’s water tank and loops, cycling relief valves, checking sensors and collecting data, a leak check and running the suit’s fan for two hours to lubricate it.

ISS007-E-06446 (7 June 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Expedition 7 mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-06460 (7 June 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Expedition 7 mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-15334 (23 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, works at the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 workstation in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS007-E-14440 (4 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, wearing a Russian Sokol suit, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

STS106-373-004 (8-20 September 2000) --- Three members of the STS-106 crew move the treadmill device. They are (counterclockwise from bottom) astronaut Edward T. Lu and cosmonaut Boris V. Morukov, both mission specialists, along with astronaut Scott D. Altman, pilot.

ISS007-E-06455 (7 June 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Expedition 7 mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-06189 (4 June 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (foreground), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, mission commander, work the controls of the Canadarm2 from inside the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

STS106-319-013 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronauts Daniel C. Burbank (left) and Edward T. Lu, both mission specialists, work near the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA1) hatch between Unity node and the functional cargo block (FGB) or Zarya on the International Space Station (ISS).

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS007-E-06139 (1 June 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition 7 mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

STS084-311-033 (15-24 May 1997) --- Biorack operations on Spacehab, aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, draw the collective attention of (from the left) Jean-Francois Clervoy, STS-84 payload commander; and Elena V. Kondakova and Edward T. Lu, both mission specialists.

STS106-388-011 (8-20 September 2000) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (top), and astronaut Edward T. Lu, both mission specialists, work inside panels in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS006-E-50604 (28 April 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats into the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS), assisted by astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, Expedition 6 mission commander. Also pictured are cosmonauts Nikolai M. Budarin (left foreground), Expedition 6 flight engineer, and Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 mission commander. Astronaut Donald R. Pettit (out of view), Expedition 6 NASA ISS science officer, photographed this image. Budarin and Malenchenko represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-08022 (23 June 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, works in the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, has a leak check performed on his Russian Sokol suit in the Soyuz Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 10, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, has a leak check performed on his Russian Sokol suit in the Soyuz Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 10, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 7 commander Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, and NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer Edward T. Lu enjoy dinner at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 9, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, has a leak check performed on his Russian Sokol suit in the Soyuz Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 10, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, has a leak check performed on his Russian Sokol suit in the Soyuz Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 10, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, has a leak check performed on his Russian Sokol suit in the Soyuz Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 10, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 7 commander Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, and NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer Edward T. Lu relax after dinner at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 9, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, has a leak check performed on his Russian Sokol suit in the Soyuz Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 10, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S106-E-5202 (13 September 2000) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, mission specialist representing the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, teams up with astronaut Edward T. Lu for some electrical work aboard the Zvezda service module on the International Space Station (ISS). Electrical work was the hallmark of the day as four of the mission specialists aboard ISS (temporarily docked with the Space Shuttle Atlantis) replaced batteries inside the Zarya and Zvezda modules while supply transfer continued around them. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, is out of frame at right.

S106-349-026 (11 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, was captured on film by his spacewalking colleague, cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, during the 6-hour-plus space walk the two performed on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Lu, although he spent the majority of the space walk several meters away on the other end of International Space Station (ISS) is near the cargo bay longerons of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in this scene. Malenchenko was one of two mission specialists on the 12-day flight who represented the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station science officer and flight engineer for Expedition 7, enjoys the long bus ride back to the cosmonaut hotel after a busy day at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility in Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 10, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, left, enjoys some hot tea with NASA Flight Surgeon Dr. Thomas H. Marshburn, center, and a Russian Medical personnel onboard a Russian helicopter in Arqalyk, Kazakhstan, Monday, October 27, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, left and cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Mission Commander, are seated in their chairs after being extracted from the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft upon their landing in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, rests in a chair after landing in the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). On the left is NASA Flight Surgeon Dr. Thomas H. Marshburn. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Cosmodrome officials greet Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 Commander, left and Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, second from left, upon arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 20, 2003, The expedition crew will be preparing for the launch onboard a Soyuz capsule, Saturday, April 26, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S106-E-5213 (13 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu follows printed guidelines as he assumes the role of an electrician onboard the Zvezda service module on the International Space Station (ISS). Electrical work was the hallmark of the day as four of the mission specialists aboard ISS (temporarily docked with the Space Shuttle Atlantis) replaced batteries inside the Zarya and Zvezda modules while supply transfer continued around them.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (forground), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven walk down the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Michael Foale (left standing), backup crew for Expedition Seven, talks with Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven. Seated on the right is Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander. The crew is reviewing documents prior to entering the Soyuz TMA-2 capsule for inspection and seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

STS106-390-029 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (left), STS-106 pilot, Daniel C. Burbank, and Edward T. Lu, both mission specialists, along with cosmonaut Boris V. Morukov, mission specialist representing Rosaviakosmos, assemble a treadmill in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

S106-E-5281 (17 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, can literally see the light at the end of the tunnel, as he and six STS-106 crewmates wind down toward the end of their interface with the International Space Station (ISS). The crew soon will be sealing itself off from the station and returning to the crew cabin of Atlantis and Spacehab for the remainder of the 12-day mission.

S106-349-012 (11 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, was captured on film by his spacewalking colleague, cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, during the 6-hour-plus space walk the two performed on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko was one of two mission specialists on the 12-day flight who represented the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

ISS007-E-05831 (22 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Carl E. Walz, a musician and member of a band made up of NASA astronauts, brought the keyboard (lower left) to the station for his Expedition Four stay aboard the orbital outpost.

ISS007-E-05829 (22 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Carl E. Walz, a musician and member of a band made up of NASA astronauts, brought the keyboard (lower left) to the station for his Expedition Four stay aboard the orbital outpost.

ISS007-E-07897 (22 June 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (at musical keyboard), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, mission commander, share a light moment during off-shift time in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven pause for a photograph on the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

STS106-335-022 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (left), STS-106 pilot, occupies the commander’s station in the forward flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous procedures for docking with the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, can be seen in the pilot’s station.

ISS007-E-14140 (31 August 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition 7 mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, work at the Simvol-Ts workstation in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS) during the docking approach of the Progress 12 spacecraft. Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-14437 (4 September 2003) --- The Expedition 7 crewmembers, wearing Russian Sokol suits, pose for a crew photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Pictured are cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer. Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (forground), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer walk out for Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. The Soyuz is in the workstand in the background. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

JSC2003-E-61407 (28 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, smiles while resting in a chair after landing in the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST). Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls