Atlas 5 rocket carrying spy satellite takes off

Running 10 days late after four frustrating delays, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite finally blasted off from Florida early Sunday, lighting up the pre-dawn sky with a brilliant streak of fire as it thundered through a partly cloudy sky.Because the NROL-52 payload was classified, no details were released, and ULAended video and commentary five minutes after liftoff -- well before the rocket finished climbing out of the atm