I pray that it is not what I believe it is
"Ilan Ramon, a colonel in Israel's air force and former fighter pilot, became the first man from his country to fly in space, and his presence resulted in an increase in security, not only for Columbia's January 16 launch, but also for its landing. "
Could this be a terrorist attack?
No. The last I heard, it's fairly hard for a suicide bomber to jump that high into the sky.