Brief: Atlantis lifts off for space station

LIFTOFF: Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully launched Oct. 7 at 2:46 p.m. CDT from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., marking the shuttle's return to flight after the repair of cracks in fuel flow lines. Hurricane Lili prompted NASA to delay the launch from its original date of Oct. 2. Atlantis is slated...

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