Space
Ecuador
Space agency/agencies
Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; an independent civilian institution responsible for the management and implementation of Ecuador's space initiatives, founded in 2007) (2025)
Space program overview
maintains a modest program aimed at the acquisition and production of satellites; develops scientific satellites; engages in research and innovation of various space-related technologies; collaborates with the space agencies and industries of China and Russia, in addition to the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency and its member nations (2025)
Key space-program milestones
2007 - an Ecuadorian individual completed a suborbital astronaut training program offered by Russia
2013 - the first two scientific/technology demonstrator satellites designed and constructed domestically (NEE-01/Pegasus, NEE-02/Krysaor) were launched by China and Russia
2021 - agreements were signed for participation in the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency
2023 - entered into the US-led Artemis Accords concerning space exploration