Lowe is effectively removed from the story in the first chapter of Destiny Astray where he begins a long journey to Mars.

Many other Astray characters, including Gai, Canard, and Rondo Mina, also continue to appear in supporting roles.

The Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray series was in a production venture that encompassed four forms of media.

It was firstly the TV-series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny which told the main story and presented several plot-points that was addressed in the other mediums.

The second was the photo-novels that presented side stories to "Destiny Astray" as well as technical files on the mobile Suits and how to construct them in models.

[1] The end of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray was not concluded in the manga itself but in the final "Shot: 026" of the photo-novels.