[john316]

I can't think of any way this could be an actual image. The pictures taken by they crew are not normaly digital, the scale is all wrong, no tiles are seen, and furthmore there are now windows that could show that angle. The affore mentioned arguments are only what I can remember from working systems management and payload software about 17 years ago.

[SolaScriptura]

Assuming that the image is of the underside of the wing, the image shows the shuttle with its top facing earth and its belly facing space. The only thing that could take that picture would have been either a satellite or the ISS that was further out in space. If the image is of the top of the wing the same holds true, since there are no windows that could give this view. Is there information on where the image was taken from?