Sierra Space weighs public offering to help fund space station, president says

By Joey Roulette PARIS (Reuters) - Sierra Space, a subsidiary of private aerospace contractor Sierra Nevada Corp, may go public or pursue other funding options that would accelerate the company toward its goal of building a space station, company executives told Reuters. No private company has built a space station. Sierra is working with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to construct one, called Orbital Reef, in competition with other programs from companies such as Lockheed Martin and Axiom Space. "It is one of many considerations," Sierra Space President Janet Kavandi said of a public offering, speak...