Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency

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.

Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency

Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana
Agency overview
Formed	November 1, 2007
Type	Space agency
Headquarters	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Motto	Ex Sominus Ad Astra[a]
Administrator	Tyler Kauker (2017-2019) Michael W. Gerbasio III (2019-2019) Tyler Kauker (2020-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

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.