Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency Explained

Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Native Name:Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana
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Owner: Ecuador
Url:EXA.ec
Headquarters:Guayaquil, Ecuador
Motto:Ex Sominus Ad Astra
Established:November 1, 2007
Administrator:Tyler Kauker (2017-2019)Michael W. Gerbasio III (2019-2019)Tyler Kauker (2020-Present)

The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; Spanish; Castilian: 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. Its second satellite, the follow-on CubeSat NEE-02 Krysaor, was launched from Russia aboard a Dnepr rocket in November 2013.

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