HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shuttle Discovery docked smoothly with the International Space Station high above the earth on Thursday, carrying on after NASA grounded its other shuttles for fear of another Columbia-like disaster.
The two space behemoths, each weighing more than 100 tons, linked up with barely a bump as commander Eileen Collins slowly guided the shuttle in.
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