Atlantis gets tentative go-ahead for Feb. 7 launch

Space shuttle managers are giving a provisional “go” for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis at 2:45 p.m. EST Feb. 7, as long as tests over the next few days show that a bend discovered in a payload bay door Freon line poses no chance of leaking in flight. The two-week long STS-122 mission will...

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