Astronauts enter space station

The smiling astronauts of the space shuttle Discovery entered the international space station today to deliver a German crew member, the first European to work on the orbiting platform.

Astronauts enter space station

The smiling astronauts of the space shuttle Discovery entered the international space station today to deliver a German crew member, the first European to work on the orbiting platform.

After hatches opened, American astronaut Jeff Williams, who has been living aboard the space station since March 31, told ground controllers that he hasn’t seen a frown in three months.

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