A regional power outage in Santa Barbara disrupted communications at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to delay SpaceX’s Falcon 9 TRACERS launch scheduled for Tuesday.
What Happened:
- A power outage hit the area near the LA control center.
- The outage impacted FAA telecommunications, which are critical for monitoring launches over the Pacific.
- For safety, the FAA postponed the launch.
New Launch Date:SpaceX is now targeting Wednesday for liftoff.