Power outage delays launch of American rocket

date
23/07/2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States announced on July 22nd local time that a regional power outage occurred in the Santa Barbara area of California. This outage caused a communication interruption at the Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Center, forcing the postponement of the planned launch of the "Falcon 9" rocket by SpaceX on that day. It is reported that the regional power outage affected the center's ability to control air traffic in the Pacific airspace, and the delayed launch of the "Falcon 9" was to ensure the safety of air travel. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX had originally planned to launch the "Falcon 9" rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California that day, carrying the "TRACERS" satellite and three other small satellites. The new launch is scheduled for no earlier than 11:13 am on July 23rd local time.