Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana
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.

References

  1. Steadman, Ian (April 26, 2013). "Ecuador launches its first satellite, has webcam, will search for asteroids". Wired UK. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. Clark, Stephen (April 26, 2013). "Four satellites launched on China's Long March rocket". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  3. Graham, William (21 November 2013). "Russian Dnepr conducts record breaking 32 satellite haul". NASA Spaceflight. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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