Former NASA astronaut will be the keynote speaker for the ‘Chancellor’s Dare to Learn Lecture’ at UNCW

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Capt. Scott Kelly will be the keynote speaker for the Fall 2024 “Chancellor’s Dare to Learn Lecture.”

Kelly is a veteran of four space flights. He piloted Space Shuttle Discovery to the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999 and commanded Space Shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2007.

His long-duration space flights include two missions on the Russian Soyuz, with stays aboard the ISS as commander: a 159-day mission in 2010-2011 and a record-breaking 340-day mission in 2015. During his “Year in Space,” he conducted three spacewalks. Kelly has traveled over 200 million miles and orbited Earth more than 8,300 times.

He was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine in 2014, he was named one of its 100 Most Influential People in 2015 and recognized by President Barack Obama at the 2015 State of the Union Address.

The lecture will be held Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Kenan Auditorium. The event is free; however, tickets are required. Tickets are available through the Kenan Ticket Office.

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