Cool! Been to RR when the flight test vehicle was just pieces of carbon fiber and a test stand engine. Had to sign a non-disclosure, so the rest of the details are not available. Also know the XCOR guys (from even before they were at RR). Glad they were able to pick up the tech from RR, as there was a lot of good stuff there that never got implimented. And XCOR needed some more options to work with than their little "bottle rocket" tied to a light plane. Apparently they found sufficient investment money to meat RR's price. That's good news too.
Apparently they found sufficient investment money to meat RR's price. That's good news too.I seriously doubt if they paid cash for it. It was probably a release from liability for the stock, or else they paid in stock or options.
I'm not sure what value this has, other PR, and their ability to now continue to work without having to worry about later claims of infringement on RR intellectual property, since they're the ones who developed it and have it in their heads. It almost certainly doesn't mean that Roton will ever fly.