well, somewhere along the line it probably let go... would it get fried by a rocket engine.... hhhmmmm fried bat.... or would it just fly away?
I seriously doubt it would go all the way to space and burn up on re-entry
It’s a moon-bat now...
Bats make no sense. My guess it was trying to hitch a ride back to its home planet.
Yes, it almost certainly took or fell off at some point...the external fuel tank itself finally falls back to earth, so it’s not like it is actually on the shuttle. Funny story though.