上海出生，幼年来美。父母开餐馆。大概1970年左右出生。

https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-03-18/nasa-chief-engineer-howard-hu-we-have-built-the-best-spacecraft-that-weve-ever-seen.html Howard Hu was born in Shanghai, China, 53 years ago. When he was a little boy his family migrated to the United States, where his parents established themselves in the restaurant business, which meant that he would spend his early years alternating between being a dishwasher and a cook, all while reflecting that education could be his ticket to “a better life.” It was around that time that he saw Star Wars, which he calls “the catapult” of his career, because it was what made him realize that what he wanted most in the world was to build spacecraft.