Microsoft and NASA have released high resolution images of the space shuttle Endeavor. Microsoft's Photosynth web viewer stitches together hundreds of high quality images to present a 3D view of items including Endeavor at the launch pad, the space shuttle Atlantis, and NASA's vehicle assembly building.

All told, there are four image libraries made up of thousands of images. To be honest, the interface is a little confusing at first. As you click on the arrows and images, you move from one photo to another. But after you get the hang of it, you can drag and drop the images, smoothly zoom in and out of photos, and flip between alternate views of the space shuttle.

It's not your usual 3D display, in that you can't easily get a 360 degree view of the space shuttle just by dragging your mouse, but the photos are stitched together in such a way that you can see pretty much all there is to see, right down to the people working on the launch pad.