Image talk:Space shuttle columbia final approach 20030201.ogg

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suggest removal of the suggestion that further voices were heard on this recording after the "Roger, buh".

Following the reconstructed accident timeline would suggest that by that point, the vehicle was no longer intact, hence impossible for the radio to still be functioning. Even when Challenger broke up there were random bursts of static after loss of signal as the receiver scanned frequencies looking for transmissions, I believe it is simply the same here, rather than an ominous final transmission.

I concur. If no one opposes within a week, I'll remove that section and rewrite the caption, including your point above.64.178.101.32 20:27, 30 June 2006 (UTC) Done.64.178.101.32 00:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Was it Roger, Hou-?

THe site with all the videos cited does say it was "Roger, buh", but it is very hard to dipicter and a theory it might be it was "Roger, Hou-" as in Houston. Wikipedia isn't original thinking, but maybe a mention should be made...really it is logical. They always say Houston...buh is really nothing and if there was something immediately wrong then...it would not start off with "buh"...and the quote is "and Roger, buh" meaning there had to be something cut off, because he was concluding a thought...--Jerluvsthecubs 11:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps you can find a citation for this point, or at least a point that stresses the ambiguity in the final transmission? That would be good. 216.193.172.224 03:07, 20 August 2006 (UTC)