Dutch-born American chemical engineer and astronaut (1932–2022)
Lodewijk van den Berg
NASA portrait of Van den Berg in 1985.
Born
(1932-03-24)March 24, 1932
Sluiskil, Netherlands
Died
October 16, 2022(2022-10-16) (aged 90)
Citizenship
Netherlands (1932-1975)
United States (1975-2022)
Alma mater
TU Delft (MSc.Eng.)
U Delaware (MS, PhD)
Occupation
Chemical engineer
Space career
EG&G Payload Specialist
Time in space
7d 00h 08m
Missions
STS-51-B
Mission insignia
Lodewijk van den Berg (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈloːdəʋɛikfɑndəmˈbɛr(ə)x];[a] 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.
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.[b] 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]
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^"Payload Specialist Astronaut Bio: Lodewijk van den Berg" (PDF). NASA. May 1985. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^van Engelen, Gert (2005). "Niet Wubbo maar Lodewijk van den Berg was de eerste" (PDF). Delft Integraal (in Dutch). No. 3. pp. 23–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^"Zeeuwse astronaut Lodewijk van den Berg overleden". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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