Lodewijk van den Berg
Dutch-born American chemical engineer and astronaut (1932–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lodewijk van den Berg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn dəm ˈbɛr(ə)x];[lower-alpha 1] 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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Born | (1932-03-24)March 24, 1932 Sluiskil, Netherlands |
Died | October 16, 2022(2022-10-16) (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.[lower-alpha 2] He was married and had two children.[1] He lived in Florida and worked as a chief scientist at the Constellation Technology Corporation.[2][3]