Space station: Someone call a plumber?

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 12:00 in Astronomy & Space

HOUSTON (Reuters) - After more than a year of training, a rocket ride to space and a two-day journey to reach the International Space Station, the shuttle Discovery crew floated into the orbital outpost with these words: "Someone call a plumber?"

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