also IIRC they had standby flights kinda/ maybe / sorta plausible earlier in the program, but by later in the program it was all "proven safe" so no need for that.
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also, damage to Columbia was on underside. Not sure if the Canadarm could reach under there, if there were cameras, if that missions had MMUs onboard, etc.
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meet up with the ISS depends on orbit. Orbit is VERY easy to pick at launch time, and very very hard to change once up there. ISS has a very high inclination (tilt), higher than most SS mission orbits. Changing inclination prob exceeded delta-V in tanks for OMS
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