Final moments
This video still shows members of the STS-107 crew before the accident, as the Shuttle began its atmospheric reentry. During the final exchange of words, a mission controller said, “To Columbia, here is Houston…we did not copy your last message.” A few moments passed by before Husband responded with, “Roger…,” followed by an indiscernible word that got cut off. The dialogue happened at 8:59 a.m., with the Shuttle disappearing from radar screens less than a minute later.
