CrystalSpace: Strategic-Technological Analysis for European Defence Autonomy

Introduction

In a quiet corner of Tartu, Estonia, a small space-technology company is building eyes for Europe’s satellites and defense platforms. CrystalSpace, an academic spin-off born from a student CubeSat project, has grown into a specialist provider of rugged camera systems for orbiters, rovers, and unmanned vehicles. Its imagers have peered back a…