Posted on 07/22/2025 5:05:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A widespread power outage in the Santa Barbara area caused a major telecommunications disruption and forced the rescheduling of a planned SpaceX launch Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a regional outage in Santa Barbara disrupted communications of the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control center, which manages air traffic over the Pacific Ocean. A spokesperson for the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management confirmed to KTLA that 911 services were also affected throughout the entire county.
The disruption came as SpaceX planned to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in north-western Santa Barbara County, but the launch was scrubbed due to airspace concerns from the FAA.
“The FAA took this action to ensure the safety of the traveling public,” a statement from the federal agency reads.
SpaceX had intended on launching around 11:15 a.m., and the countdown clock came within a minute of launch time. But the mission was given a “no-go,” and was rescheduled for the same approximate window on Wednesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Brown outs ?
Heat ?
Fire Risk ?
100% Renewable!!
Song: It Never Rains In Southern California
or
It Never Lights Up In Southern California
Never trust anything coming from Fail-O-fornia.
How long does it take to charge that rocket?
Something smells pretty fishy.
Did “communications failure” affect radio comms to aircraft? Are there no backup generators?
They were worried about aircraft “safety”? There must be a huge no-fly zone around Vandenberg.
(Santa Barbara)
I ALWAYS knew that nothing good
could come from that soap 🧼 opera
There was also a fiber optic cable cut....probably more likely to cause “communication issues” (”911” was down too). “Power outage” might be another bad news media headline:
https://www.independent.com/2025/07/22/emergency-lines-down-in-santa-barbara-county/
https://www.sce.com/outages-safety/outage-center/check-outage-status
No doubt, to a “journalist,” a power outage and a comms outage are the same thing.
Hopefully Musk GETS THE MESSAGE.
They set a large safety zone for the downrange area, to include boats and ships. This zone is included in NOTAMs and is set for the launch window.
The North Koreans would have no problem launching a rocket during a power outage.
They would simply light the fuse.
Vandenberg is a CRITICAL base, and should have it's own power.
> Brown outs ?
Heat ?
Fire Risk ?<
Cloudy day with no wind?
EC
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