🚨 RED’S NEWS UPDATE | NATIONAL AVIATION AND RADAR DISRUPTIONS Friday, November 13, 2026 I’m receiving an extraordinary number of messages about the nationwide FAA ground stop, the National Weather Service radar outage, and the maritime collision in New Orleans. I want to get everyone an update while these incidents are still being investigated. The FAA has confirmed a nationwide ground stop following communications problems affecting all 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Reports also indicate problems involving air traffic control frequencies and radar capabilities. This is a serious disruption to the National Airspace System, and technicians are working to identify the cause. The National Weather Service has also acknowledged an outage affecting its national radar website. That does not necessarily mean every NEXRAD radar installation has stopped operating. Radar collection, communications, and data distribution are separate functions. Independent radar data sources have shown activity today, but I have not verified whether those feeds remained operational throughout the disruption. Separately, a tanker struck a docked passenger vessel on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Emergency crews responded, and the cause remains under investigation. I am also examining reports concerning maritime navigation systems, but I have not independently confirmed a broader navigation failure. At this time, there is no verified evidence establishing that these incidents are connected. There is also no confirmed public evidence of a coordinated cyberattack or deliberate interference. What concerns me is the possibility of shared communications or infrastructure dependencies. That is something investigators need to examine, not a conclusion we can draw from the timing alone. For now, please rely on official aviation, weather, and maritime advisories. If you’re traveling, check directly with your airline. If you’re operating on the water, verify your navigation equipment and monitor Coast Guard notices. I will continue following the technical reporting and official statements. I’ll update everyone as more information becomes available. Please share this update rather than relying on speculation circulating online.

— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) November 13, 2026

Well, at least it didn’t delay the Starship launch. But no booster catch. If things continue to go well, though Starship catch is planned for tomorrow afternoon.

[Saturday-afternoon update]

If this is what it looks like to be a traitor to the West, please sign me up.

— Blake Scholl 🛫 (@bscholl) November 14, 2026

This is actually a bigger deal for humanity than most people can imagine. I will always remember the looks on the engineers’ faces in the Starbase conference room in December 2020 when @elonmusk suggested, then insisted, that the Mechazilla launchpad arms could catch a returning Starship.

— Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) November 14, 2026

I’ve worked that heatshield my entire adult life. Peak career moment today To go from little 7 tile patches to a full reusable ship. Absolute marathon I’m so grateful I got to do something useful, that I was given the chance I don’t really have many good memories from this experience. It was so difficult. It almost looks easy now, but none of it came easily Please do something amazing with this rocket. This tech is such a gift, a love letter to the species

— Jay Nagy (@JayNagy) November 14, 2026

[Sunday-afternoon update]

The irony of yet another Vulcan failure the day after the historic catch of Starship.

Based on data received by our Launch Director, we confirm that the Vulcan vehicle launched from Space Launch Complex 41 suffered an anomaly 10 minutes into the flight and failed to deliver the Amazon mission to orbit. Every flight generates data, and every flight teaches us something. Since the anomaly just occurred, we don’t have any specific data yet to understand what occurred today. ULA exists to provide assured access to space for our nation and for the customers who depend on us. That purpose is why we take on some of the hardest missions in spaceflight, and why we hold ourselves to the standard of mission success. Today, we did not meet that standard. We will work closely with our customer and other appropriate organizations to find the cause, determine the appropriate corrective action, and return to flight as quickly as possible. ULA is committed to full transparency with our customers, and they will have visibility into the investigation process, which utilizes rigorous methodology and corrective action. We will provide further updates when new information becomes available.

— ULA (@ulalaunch) November 15, 2026