NASA astronaut Edward Lu, a former wrestler, will give a speech as part of a special activity, "A Promise for Tomorrow," on Friday, March 19 in St. Louis, Mo.    Lu's presentation will be held at 4:00 p.m. at Hard Rock Cafe Tent outside the Saavis Center in St. Louis, Mo., prior to the semifinals of the 2004 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships.     Also included in "A Promise for Tomorrow" is the announcement of USA Wrestling's new affiliation with the Jason Foundation, Inc., to work together to prevent youth suicide.    Wrestling fans and the general public are invited to attend. The 4:00 p.m. start time will allow fans to enjoy the formal program, and have plenty of time to make the semifinals, which begin at 6:00 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe menu items will be available.     Astronaut Ed Lu, who served as flight engineer and NASA International Space Station science officer of the seventh crew to live aboard the Station, will present a multimedia program of "home movies" about his highly successful adventure in space. He also will discuss President Bush's vision for the nation's space exploration program. The President committed the United States to a long-term human and robotic program to explore the solar system, starting with a return to the moon, which will ultimately enable future exploration of Mars and other destinations.    Those who were at the 2003 World Championships in New York City saw a film clip from Lu welcoming the wrestlers from the International Space Station and showing a "wrestling move" on a Russian colleague from zero gravity.    Lu was not a varsity star at Cornell, but was an important part of the team, according to his coach Andy Noel, now the athletic director at Cornell. "He worked very hard and was with us for the duration," said Noel. "He was there every day, a terrific person who is very bright. He was a nose-to-the-grindstone kind of wrestler, and competed with some very good athletes in his weight class."    Lu received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cornell in 1984, and a doctorate in applied physics from Stanford Univ. in 1989. Since getting his Ph.D., Lu has been a research physicist working in the fields of solar physics and astophysics. 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. He also holds a commercial pilot licence certification and has over 1,100 hours of flying time.    He was selected by NASA in December 1994. Among the technical assignments he has held has been in the astronaut office computer support branch, and as lead astronaut for Space Station training and as lead astronaut for Shuttle Training.    Lu has logged over 196 days in space, and an EVA (spacewalk) totalling six hours and 14 minutes. Lu served as a mission specialist on STS-84 in 1997, was a mission specialist and payload commander on STS-106 in 2000 and served as NASA ISS Science Officer on ISS Expedition-7 in 2003.    In his most recent mission, STS-106, Dr. Lu became the first American to launch as the Flight Engineer of a Soyuz spacecraft and the first American to launch and land a Soyuz spacecraft (Soyuz TMA-2). He spent a successful six-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station, maintaining ISS systems and overseeing science operations. In completing this mission, Dr. Lu logged 184 days, 21 hours and 47 minutes in space.    Founded in October of 1997, the Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) has become a leader in a national effort to address the "Silent Epidemic" of youth suicide through awareness and prevention strategies. The Jason Foundation, Inc. represents the efforts of staff and volunteers to reduce the number of youth suicides and suicide attempts. This is done by presenting educational seminars and resource programs to young people, parents, teachers and other youth workers.    USA Wrestling is the national governing body for amateur wrestling in the United States, and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the international wrestling federation FILA. It conducts programs and events for wrestlers from youth through the Olympic level and works to promote the sport in our nation.