Power Outage Grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

A power outage in Santa Barbara disrupted communications at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, delaying the SpaceX Falcon 9 TRACERS launch. The FAA postponed the flight to ensure public safety. SpaceX plans to reschedule the launch for Wednesday.

A regional power outage in Santa Barbara affected telecommunications at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, leading to the postponement of the SpaceX Falcon 9 TRACERS launch on Tuesday.

The disruption impacted air traffic management over the Pacific Ocean, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to delay the launch for safety reasons.

SpaceX has announced that it aims to proceed with the TRACERS launch on Wednesday.

(With inputs from agencies.)