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UNC senior Karsen Kitchen makes space history


“Sorry I can’t make it to class this week. I’m going into space.” That’s the message Karsen Kitchen, University of North Carolina senior, struggled to deliver convincingly to her professors one week into the fall semester. “A lot of them thought I was lying,” Kitchen said. “I mean, I would, too.” What sounded like a far-fetched fib was actually a historic truth. (UNC.edu)

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UNC senior Karsen Kitchen makes space history