Winds Put Shuttle Ferry Flight On Hold

Strong winds at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., have slowed progress as NASA tries to attach the space shuttle Endeavour to a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), and may force further delays to the ferry flight to Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The agency says “strong westerly winds this morning...

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