Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Non-profit space organization
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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.
| Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana | |
 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 1, 2007 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Motto | Ex Sominus Ad Astra[a] |
| Administrator | Hector Carrion (2009-Present) |
| Owner |  Ecuador |
| Website | EXA.ec |
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
- 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.