FAA spokesperson

“A regional power outage in the Santa Barbara area disrupted telecommunications at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, which manages air traffic over the Pacific Ocean,”

FAA spokesperson · said 2025-07-22 · reported 2025-07-22

An FAA spokesperson explained that a telecommunications disruption caused the launch scrub.

“As a result, the FAA postponed the SpaceX Falcon 9 TRACERS launch on Tuesday, July 22. The FAA took this action to ensure the safety of the traveling public.”

FAA spokesperson · said 2025-07-22 · reported 2025-07-22

An FAA spokesperson confirmed that the agency postponed the launch to protect public safety.