Lodewijk van den Berg

Lodewijk van den Berg
Born(1932-03-24)March 24, 1932
Sluiskil, Netherlands
DiedOctober 16, 2022(2022-10-16) (aged 90)
Florida, U.S.
OccupationChemical engineer
Space career
EG&G Payload Specialist
Time in space
7d 00h 08m
MissionsSTS-51-B
Mission insignia

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 flew on a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission as a payload specialist. Van den Berg was born in the Netherlands and was a naturalized American and not a Dutch citizen when he flew on the Challenger.

Van den Berg died on October 16, 2022. He in Florida at the age of 90.

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, van and den are pronounced, respectively, [vɑn] and [dɛn].

References

  1. ↑ "Payload Specialist Astronaut Bio: Lodewijk van den Berg" (PDF). NASA. May 1985. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Zeeuwse astronaut Lodewijk van den Berg overleden". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.