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Like the rest of the world's space programs, the RCSA was subjected to a three-year moratorium when a botched Vakari launch resulted in the Space Debris Crisis. During this period, much of the RCSA's annual budget was temporarily reallocated towards keeping private space enterprises afloat during the dry period. This was particularly important for the continued solvency of Ocean's Arrow, which ultimately sold 60% of its shares to the Cryrian government.

The University of Talvere is a leading institution in the research and development of small satellite projects. The RCSA and its industry partners have provided considerable support in this regard, and the potential to develop low-cost launch options to precisely place functional microsatellites in orbit has garnered much attention. While these projects have benefitted from continued advances in miniaturization and other related developments, Cryrian microsatellite systems are still in their relative infancy and primarily of academic interest. The RCSA and the University of Talvere jointly developed and launched their first experimental microsatellite in 1994.