Our satellite, SONATE-2, has captured a striking image of the ongoing wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area. Visible plumes of smoke drift westward over the Pacific Ocean, illustrating the scale of the situation.

In the initial phase of the VaMEx3-MarsSymphony project, the team has made progress through the definition and detailed formulation of scenarios for Mars and test environments. Having successfully passed the Mission Definition Assessment, the team is now ready to further define the requirements for each element of the mission.

Last week we successfully updated the software of all four sensor heads making up the MultiView star sensor on SONATE-2 in orbit! This update improves the quality of the attitude data produced by the sensors.

Exploring a valley and caves on Mars, searching for life: These are the goals of the German research initiative VaMEx. The Professorship for Space Technology at the University of Würzburg is involved.