In additin to the fact that the shuttle orbits 'upside down', which means all we'd see, if we could, would be the top... ;0)
Actually, it usually orbits in gravity gradient mode, which consumes the least propellant, but if the idea was to get pictures, it could be maneuvered to any favorable attitude for the photo ops.
827 posted on 02/03/2003 8:18:10 PM PST by Magnum44
(remember the Challenger 7, remember the Columbia 7, and never forget 9-11)
828 posted on 02/03/2003 8:19:01 PM PST by Chad Fairbanks
('I WISH, at some point, that you would address those damned armadillos in your trousers." - JustShe)