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This mission was supposed to go up LAST YEAR in 2002. This means that preparations for the mission had to take place BEFORE 9/11. Unless someone comes forward or is really stupid, we may never know if terrorism was involved, given the wide area the debris is spread over.

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Here's an article about the long range planning for this flight and some of the changes over time:

Shuttle flight almost had all-female crew (CNN:Jan 13, 2003)