Lodewijk van den Berg

Chemical engineer and astronaut (1932-2022) · United States · Scientists · Died at 90

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Lodewijk van den Berg 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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A crystal in the VCGS furnace

The Vapor Crystal Growth System Furnace experiment of STS-51-B

Lodewijk van den Berg observes the crystal growth aboard Spacelab.

Scientists from the United States 6

Mark L. Polansky51.2

Eugene Parker51.2

Jacob Perkins51.2

Luke Nosek51.2 Roy J. Plunkett51.2 Tabitha Babbitt51.2

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