Shuttle Endeavour lifts off in chilly weather

The Space Shuttle Endeavour roared into space early yesterday, erasing fears that cold weather over Florida would force a delay. Liftoff of Endeavour and the five U.S. and one Japanese astronauts aboard for mission STS-72 came at 4:41 a.m. EST after a 23-minute delay to iron out communications...

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