Organization:Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency

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Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana
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Agency overview
FormedNovember 1, 2007
TypeSpace agency
HeadquartersGuayaquil, Ecuador
MottoEx Sominus Ad Astra[lower-alpha 1]
AdministratorTyler Kauker (2017-2019)

Michael W. Gerbasio III (2019-2019)

Tyler Kauker (2020-Present)
Owner Ecuador
WebsiteEXA.ec

The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; Spanish: Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana) is a private Ecuadorian organization founded in 2007 that conducts research on space and planetary sciences. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization with civilian oversight.

EXA had tested microgravity via parabolic flight with the Ecuadorian Air Force . EXA launched Ecuador's first satellite, the CubeSat NEE-01 Pegaso, in April 2013 aboard a Chinese Long March 2D.[1][2] Its second satellite, the follow-on CubeSat NEE-02 Krysaor, was launched from Russia aboard a Dnepr rocket in November 2013.[3]

Notes

  1. The motto is meant to convey "From a dream to the stars," as the website says. However, the Latin is incorrect; the non-word sominus has been substituted for the correct word somnio.

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External links

  • (in English)