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Sierra Space Launches Ventures Arm

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022

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Sierra Space Launches Ventures Arm

Matthew Mejia will lead Sierra Space's ventures group. Photo: Sierra Space

The commercial space company Sierra Space on Wednesday launched a new business that will invest in, and partner with, innovators and disruptors in the emerging new space market. Sierra Space Ventures will be led by Matthew Mejia, the company’s chief strategy and development officer. Sierra Space has developed the Dream Chaser space plane and is making a space habitat and a multi-purpose space station. The new space market is exemplified by an increasing number of relatively new, small companies that…

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