Sierra Space hires Northrop program director to lead space transportation unit

LOUISVILLE — Aerospace manufacturer Sierra Space Corp. has hired Steve Berroth to serve as its senior vice president and general manager for the company’s space transportation division, which is on the precipice of completing its first Dream Chaser space plane. 

Berroth worked for Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC), where, according to an SSC news release, he was “program director for the highly complex Fire Scout MQ-8C, an uncrewed autonomous aircraft designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, aerial fire support and precision targeting support for the U.S. Armed Forces.”

Sierra Space has three…