[Pyro7480]

I'm not so sure about that. The preparations for a shuttle launch take up to 2 years in advance. I'm trying to figure out when they originally announced that there was going to be an Israeli astronaut aboard this mission. NASA's site is obviously running really slow at the moment. If they didn't beef up security until right before the launch, it is possible, though one would have to have the proper security clearance to do so, to either plant a bomb or sabotage a key system needed during reentry (such as the APU (auxiliary power unit). They can rule out a surface-to-air missile hit, but they cannot completely rule out terrorism.

[monkeywrench]

From 2002, on security

[observer5]

"They can rule out a surface-to-air missile hit, but they cannot completely rule out terrorism."

That is correct... One or a few loose tiles could do the job?

Wonder how many people had access to this shuttle? Any muslims?

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Shut up, idiot. Quit embarrassing your parents, and just STFU.