DC-XA flight postponed for lack of ventilating wind.
NASA'S DC-XA missed its fourth test flight Friday when winds at its White Sands test facility failed to reach the 3- to 5-knot speed necessary to prevent hydrogen vapor from accumulating at the rocket's base. Range scheduling conflicts prevented a quick retry, giving McDonnell Douglas time to...
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