There’s so much bad, so much not fun going on,’’ said ringleader Dave Selkirk, a 40-year-old personal trainer. “It’s nice to do something just for the sake of it." ...

Winds of up to 45 mph are expected over the next few days, which could accelerate fires in areas that have already been burning for a week.

The test flight had been delayed already by rough seas that posed a risk to the company’s plan to land the booster rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic.