The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes Up in Space in Bloomington, MN

Michael and Norman's school is studying space flight, practicing countdowns, trying space food, and running their own missions. The boys' giant sock-eating pet plants, Stanley and Fluffy, are chosen as last-minute replacements for a plant experiment on the real Space Shuttle, and Stanley goes on the flight, keeping the astronauts in an uproar with his antics.