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Columbia's Final Transmission With Mission Control

Saturday, February 01, 2003

A transcript of the final radio transmission between Mission Control and space shuttle Columbia, shortly before 9 a.m. EST.

Mission Control: "Columbia, Houston we see your tire pressure messages and we did not copy your last."

Columbia: "Roger, uh, ..." (transmission breaks off after the crew member starts to stay a word begining with the sound "buh.")

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