Video: A Tar Heel Heads To Space
Posted May 8, 2024
NASA astronaut and Tar Heel Zena Cardman is set to travel to the International Space Station this summer, but before she heads to space, she's coming back to Chapel Hill to deliver the 2024 Spring Commencement address. Get to know this space-traveling Tar Heel, her upcoming mission, and the ways UNC helped prepare her.
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