Van den Berg studied crystal growth as a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
, van den Berg found that its stability and structural quality was superior to ground-based crystals.
STS-51B was van den Berg's only mission. Landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on May 6, 1985, he and his crewmates logged 7 days and 8 minutes in space while completing 110 Earth orbits. Van den Berg was born on March 24, 1932, in Sluiskil, Netherlands. He received his master of science in chemical engineering from Delft University of Technology in 1961. He then attended the University of Delaware, where he earned a master of science in applied science in 1972 and a doctorate in applied science in 1975.
After earning his Ph.D., van den Berg joined EG&G. As a defense contractor for the U.S. government, the company required van den Berg become a naturalized U.S. citizen. In this low-angle photo, STS-51B payload specialist Lodewijk van den Berg looks out aft flight deck window aboard space shuttle Challenger.
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