diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index e660bb6f7..2e6848374 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,62 +1,80 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-	package="net.sf.openrocket" android:versionCode="1"
-	android:versionName="1.0">
+    package="net.sf.openrocket"
+    android:versionCode="1"
+    android:versionName="1.0" >
 
-	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
+    <uses-sdk
+        android:minSdkVersion="8"
+        android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
 
-	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
-	<application android:debuggable="true" android:icon="@drawable/or_launcher"
-		android:killAfterRestore="true" android:label="@string/app_name"
-		android:name=".android.Application">
-		<activity android:name=".android.Main">
-			<intent-filter>
-				<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+    <application
+        android:debuggable="true"
+        android:icon="@drawable/or_launcher"
+        android:killAfterRestore="true"
+        android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:name=".android.Application" >
+        <activity
+            android:name=".android.Main"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar" >
+            <intent-filter >
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
 
-				<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
-			</intent-filter>
-		</activity>
-		<activity android:label="@string/app_name" android:name=".android.rocket.OpenRocketViewer">
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:name=".android.rocket.OpenRocketViewer" >
 
-			<!-- I don't understand why I need to have two different intent filters. 
+            <!--
+                 I don't understand why I need to have two different intent filters. 
 				Combining the <data> elements into a single field did not result in a working 
 				application. The first intent-filter (with mimeType wildcard) convinces the 
 				file browser to associate the correct launcher icon. the second intent-filter 
-				is actually invoked when a file is selected. -->
-			<intent-filter>
-				<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+				is actually invoked when a file is selected.

+            -->
+            <intent-filter >
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
 
-				<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
 
-				<data android:host="*" android:mimeType="*/*"
-					android:pathPattern=".*\\.ork" android:scheme="file" />
-			</intent-filter>
-			<intent-filter>
-				<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+                <data
+                    android:host="*"
+                    android:mimeType="*/*"
+                    android:pathPattern=".*\\.ork"
+                    android:scheme="file" />
+            </intent-filter>
+            <intent-filter >
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
 
-				<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
 
-				<data android:host="*" android:pathPattern=".*\\.ork"
-					android:scheme="file" />
-			</intent-filter>
-		</activity>
-		<activity android:name=".android.PreferencesActivity">
-			<intent-filter>
-				<action android:name="net.sf.openrocket.android.PreferencesActivity" />
+                <data
+                    android:host="*"
+                    android:pathPattern=".*\\.ork"
+                    android:scheme="file" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity android:name=".android.PreferencesActivity" >
+            <intent-filter >
+                <action android:name="net.sf.openrocket.android.PreferencesActivity" />
 
-				<category android:name="android.intent.category.PREFERENCE" />
-			</intent-filter>
-		</activity>
-		<activity android:label="@string/MotorListTitle"
-			android:name=".android.motor.MotorHierarchicalBrowser" />
-		<activity android:name=".android.motor.MotorDetails" />
-		<activity android:label="@string/MotorListTitle"
-			android:name=".android.thrustcurve.TCQueryActivity" />
-		<activity android:name=".android.simulation.SimulationViewer" />
-		<activity android:name=".android.simulation.GraphicalActivity" />
-
-	</application>
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.PREFERENCE" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:label="@string/MotorListTitle"
+            android:name=".android.motor.MotorHierarchicalBrowser" />
+        <activity android:name=".android.motor.MotorDetails" />
+        <activity
+            android:label="@string/MotorListTitle"
+            android:name=".android.thrustcurve.TCQueryActivity" />
+        <activity android:name=".android.simulation.SimulationViewer" />
+        <activity android:name=".android.simulation.GraphicalActivity" />
+    </application>
 
 </manifest>
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diff --git a/android/res/drawable/rocketglobe.png b/android/res/drawable/rocketglobe.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81417755b
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/res/drawable/rocketglobe.png differ
diff --git a/android/res/layout-land/main.xml b/android/res/layout-land/main.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d682a0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/res/layout-land/main.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+    android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:src="@drawable/rocketglobe" />
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:orientation="vertical" >
+

+        <TextView
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+            android:text="Welcome to OpenRocket" />
+




+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="bottom"
+            android:orientation="horizontal" >
+

+            <Button
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                android:onClick="pickOrkFiles"
+                android:text="View ork file" />
+







+            <Button
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                android:onClick="browseMotors"
+                android:text="View motors" />
+
+        </LinearLayout>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</LinearLayout>
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diff --git a/android/res/layout/main.xml b/android/res/layout/main.xml
index 53b32ec69..f99a4fdd9 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/main.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/main.xml
@@ -1,31 +1,40 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical" >
 
-    <ImageView
-        android:id="@+id/splashscreen"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_gravity="center"
-        android:src="@drawable/splashscreen" />
-
     <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/openrocket"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
         android:text="Welcome to OpenRocket" />
 
-    <Button
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/rocketglobe"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:onClick="pickOrkFiles"
-        android:text="View ork file" />
+        android:layout_below="@id/openrocket"
+        android:src="@drawable/rocketglobe" />
 
-    <Button
+    <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:onClick="browseMotors"
-        android:text="View motors" />
+        android:layout_below="@id/rocketglobe"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal" >
 
-</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+        <Button
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:onClick="pickOrkFiles"
+            android:text="View ork file" />
+
+        <Button
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:onClick="browseMotors"
+            android:text="View motors" />
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/src/net/sf/openrocket/android/Main.java b/android/src/net/sf/openrocket/android/Main.java
index 347115c62..bd80c9fd0 100644
--- a/android/src/net/sf/openrocket/android/Main.java
+++ b/android/src/net/sf/openrocket/android/Main.java
@@ -6,47 +6,18 @@ import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Message;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.ImageView;
+import android.view.Window;
 
 public class Main extends Activity {
 
 	private static final int PICK_ORK_FILE_RESULT = 1;
 
-	private static final int STOPSPLASH = 0;
-	//time in milliseconds
-	private static final long SPLASHTIME = 3000;
-
-	private ImageView splash;
-
-	//handler for splash screen
-	private Handler splashHandler = new Handler() {
-		/* (non-Javadoc)
-		 * @see android.os.Handler#handleMessage(android.os.Message)
-		 */
-		@Override
-		public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
-			switch (msg.what) {
-			case STOPSPLASH:
-				//remove SplashScreen from view
-				splash.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-				break;
-			}
-			super.handleMessage(msg);
-		}
-	};
-
 	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
 		super.onCreate(icicle);
 		setContentView(R.layout.main);
-		splash = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.splashscreen);
-		Message msg = new Message();
-		msg.what = STOPSPLASH;
-		splashHandler.sendMessageDelayed(msg, SPLASHTIME);
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)