Lodewijk van den Berg
Lodewijk van den Berg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn dəm ˈbɛr(ə)x]; March 24, 1932 – October 16, 2022) was a Dutch-born American chemical engineer. He studied crystal growth and flew on a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission as a payload specialist.
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NASA portrait of Van den Berg in 1985. | |
| Born | March 24, 1932 Sluiskil, Netherlands |
| Died | October 16, 2022 (aged 90) |
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| Occupation | Chemical engineer |
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| EG&G Payload Specialist | |
Time in space | 7d 00h 08m |
| Missions | STS-51-B |
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Van den Berg was born in the Netherlands and was an astronaut; he was a naturalized American and not a Dutch citizen when he flew on the Challenger. He was married and had two children. He lived in Florida and worked as a chief scientist at the Constellation Technology Corporation.
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