Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

van den Berg

Lodewijk

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  24.03.1932
Birthplace:  Sluiskil / The Netherlands
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  05.06.1983
Selection group:  Spacelab-3
Position:  PSP
Status:  Ret. 06.05.1985
Day of death:  16.10.2022
Place of death:  Largo, Florida

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-51B Challenger  PS  29.04. - 06.05.1985 7d 00h 08m 
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Total  7d 00h 08m 
           

Additional information

Master of science in chemical engineering from Technical University, Delft, The Netherlands, 1961; master of science and Ph.D. in applied science from the University of Delaware, 1972 and 1975, respectively; U.S. citizen since 1975; was chemical engineer with EG&G Corp. in Goleta, California.

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