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Newscast February 1st, 2023

Twenty years ago today, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in midair not long before the ship would have made it home. All seven astronauts on board died, including two who had ties to Texas Tech University. Other Red Raiders were affected, too. Our News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick shares some of their stories.

Julia is the Morning Edition Host and a radio producer with Texas Tech Public Media. She graduated with her bachelor's in electronic media and journalism from Texas Tech University, and her master's in mass communication also from Texas Tech University. She also is an adjunct professor of journalism at TTU's College of Media and Communication. You can follow her on Twitter @_julsew_.