Sierra Space Executives Depart Amid Rocket Plane Delays

Sierra Space Corp. is losing some key engineering and financial executives as the NASA and defense contractor grapples with delays on its signature Dream Chaser vehicle.

Jen Splaingard, senior vice president of engineering, and Ken Venner, its chief information officer and a former SpaceX executive, have left the company recently and been replaced with new appointments, the company confirmed. Naved Mohammad, a finance executive, and Sanjoy Kumar, a quality and mission assurance specialist, both left “some time ago” and have been replaced, the company said.

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