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Tropical Storm (now Hurricane) Francine dumped on us here in the Starbase area. Deluged by several days of rain, finally ended this afternoon. Getting to site meant having to drive through South Bay over Highway 4.

StarBase is a river right now. pic.twitter.com/POB7mcbffJ

— Anthony Gomez (@AnthonyFGomez) September 9, 2024

Early bird gets the low water crossing? pic.twitter.com/1YSXsQ5VKY

— Coop (@Cooper_Hime) September 9, 2024

NOTHING 👏 STOPS 👏 STARBASE 👏 pic.twitter.com/602U9z0Rwk

— Anthony Gomez (@AnthonyFGomez) September 10, 2024

But that's not all! Significant Starship Flight 5 licensing delays to top it off.

SpaceX update on Starship.

Claims SpaceX has been ready to fly since August (vehicle readiness), but "recently received a launch license date estimate of late November from the FAA".

"This delay was not based on a new safety concern, but instead driven by superfluous… pic.twitter.com/BvMH0992Ki

— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) September 10, 2024