Japan's MUFG Bank, two others lead $290m Sierra Space fundraising

Japan's MUFG Bank, two others lead $290m Sierra Space fundraising

A man walks past a signboard of MUFG Bank in Tokyo, Japan April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File photo

MUFG Bank is among three Japanese firms leading a $290-million fundraising round for U.S. spaceship company Sierra Space, spearheading a commercial “spaceport” project in the southwestern region of Oita, the Nikkei daily said on Tuesday.

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