Lodewijk Van Den Berg
The first Dutch-born astronaut to have been to space is Lodewijk van den Berg. He was born March 24, 1932, in Sluiskil, Zeeland. Van den Berg was launched aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on April 29, 1985, as a Payload Specialist of mission STS-51B. During the seven-day mission, Van den Berg conducted several experiments on crystal growth.
At the time of his flight, Van den Berg was not a Dutch citizen, having been naturalized as US citizen.
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