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Old 14th Mar 2008, 10:28
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chksix
 
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Great info here:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/

The cabin of the shuttle is actually a capsule inside the outer skin of the orbiter. All windows are double glassed and the outer skin has an outer pane of glass also so in total three layers.
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