Pictured at the OPIC kick-off meeting on 25 January 2024 in Tartu, Estonia are Mihkel Pajusalu, Merli Pärl and Sten Salumets from the University of Tartu; Pätris Halapuu, Jaan Viru, and Erik Kõiv from CrystalSpace; with ESA's Theo Ridder and Jeremie Capoulade.
University Tartu in Estonia developed the Optical Periscopic Imager for Comets (OPIC) for Probe B2 of ESA's Comet Interceptor mission. This camera system comprises an optical sensor with integrated circuits, a lens assembly, a periscope with an internal baffle, and two circuit boards. OPIC will photograph a comet nucleus and its surrounding gas and dust environment.
Under ESA's Prodex programme, CrystalSpace was awarded the first ESA (Prodex) industrial contract in Estonia for the manufacture, assembly and integration of OPIC.