SpaceX Starship test fails again, both stages lost
SpaceX’s ninth Starship test flight ended in failure Tuesday, with both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage destroyed.
The 122-meter rocket lifted off at 7:37 p.m. local time from Starbase. The Super Heavy booster failed during engine re-ignition for landing in the Gulf of Mexico, following a deliberately high-stress descent, according to Xinhua.
The upper stage of the Starship suffered a fuel tank leak, resulting in loss of attitude control. A cargo hatch also failed to open, hampering the deployment of test payloads. Mission control deactivated the vehicle, resulting in an uncontrolled reentry over the Indian Ocean.
This is the third consecutive loss of the Block 2 Starship upper stage, increasing concerns about NASA's Artemis program, which depends on a modified version for future Moon landings, Xinhua reported.
Fire engulfs Tirupati Wood Panel Industry
A fire broke out at the Tirupati Wood Panel Industry in Sunsari–Morang Industrial Corridor on Wednesday.
Efforts are underway to bring the fire that broke out at 2: 30 am under control.
According to the Chief of the Area Police Office DSP Laxmi Bhandari, the fire may have started due to a short circuit.
He said that a total of 16 fire engines from Dharan, Biratnagar, Itahari, Damak, Pathari, Duhi, and Inaruwa have been used to contain the fire.
Landslide obstructs Rapti Highway
The Dhangadhi-Salyan road section along the Rapti Highway has been obstructed due to a landslide at Chorkhola in Kapurkot Rural Municipality-3, Salyan.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Salyan District Police Office Keshar Neupane, efforts are on to remove the landslide debris by using an excavator.
Police have urged small vehicles to use alternative routes via Kapurkot-Lamidanda and Kapurkot-Pakchapani-Satbasa.
Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy today
The country now is under the influence of western and local winds.
Additionally, there is a partial influence of the vapour-rich winds coming from the Bay of Bengal, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
This afternoon, there will be partial to generally cloudy weather in the hilly areas of the Lumbini Province and other parts of the country, while remaining areas will have clear weather.
In some places of the hilly region, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning. Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur in one or two places in the high mountainous and hilly regions of the country.
According to the Department, the Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, along with other hilly areas, will experience partial to generally cloudy weather, while other areas will have clear weather.
Some places of the hilly areas of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces have chances of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning. There may be light rain with snowfall in one or two places in the high mountainous region.
