Something I drew in Paint

[Overmind5000]

Ta-da!
Credits to Bungie and Microsoft for the design.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Nice!!!

While we're on the subject of computer-generated/enhanced images, here's a couple of things I have adapted:

This one taken adapted from the STS-126 mission patch:

Original:

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A better view (Note: unfinished):

Original:

 

[mjessick]

I've seen poster sized photos like the cockpit pics above. If scanned they would provide insanely high resolutions. (You can read the text in the displays.)

I look at one while waiting for the printer. It's more interesting than the poster about the 50 kinds of protective gloves you can order

 

[tblaxland]

A better view (Note: unfinished):

Your Earth looks better, but the overall view would be improved by turning it upside down (similar to the original) since the nominal Shuttle attitude is tail first, payload bay down.

 

[n72.75]

Your Earth looks better, but the overall view would be improved by turning it upside down (similar to the original) since the nominal Shuttle attitude is tail first, payload bay down.

Yeah, radiators tend to work like heat collectors when you point them at the sun.

 

[tblaxland]

Yeah, radiators tend to work like heat collectors when you point them at the sun.

Actually pointing them at the Earth does no good either since the Earth reflects and radiates quite a lot of heat also (even on the dark side). They would perform better if you pointed them away from Earth and from the sun, which is possible for large portions of a typical low Earth orbit. The tail first, heads-down attitude is favoured because it reduces the risk of micro-meteoroid damage to critical parts of the vehicle (windows, RCC wing leading edges, etc).