I think your second paragraph is spot on. I just don't understand why this seems to be an issue with this launch in particular, cause to me it just something t

I think your second paragraph is spot on. I just don't understand why this seems to be an issue with this launch in particular, cause to me it just something that's done at every launch ever (throw water at a launching rocket). Isn't this a very well understood env impact anyway that Falcon 9 launches don't face those delays?