‘Very Emotional’: UNC Professor Recaps Experience Going To Space

Posted Apr 17, 2022
One of the 97.9 The Hill co-owners recently left the stratosphere. Jim Kitchen, a UNC professor and Chapel Hill entrepreneur, had a once in a lifetime opportunity to go to space. Kitchen spoke about the Blue Origin flight and what it meant to him. Kitchen has been to all 193 countries recognized by the UN. On March 31, he got to explore a new frontier. (Chapelboro.com)

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