Calvin University: Launching a Career and the Largest Telescope into Space
July 11, 2026
July 11, 2026
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 11 -- Calvin University issued the following news:
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Launching a career and the largest telescope into space
In 2021, Adam Marquardt '20 stood inside a clean room in Kourou, French Guiana, unloading and then performing the final hardware checks on the James Webb Space Telescope. On December 25, 2021, after working on the telescope for 18 months, he watched as the largest telescope in space launched into L2 orbit.
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Launching a career and the largest telescope into space
In 2021, Adam Marquardt '20 stood inside a clean room in Kourou, French Guiana, unloading and then performing the final hardware checks on the James Webb Space Telescope. On December 25, 2021, after working on the telescope for 18 months, he watched as the largest telescope in space launched into L2 orbit.
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