I wonder if this is a defensive strategy as much as anything, what with the suborbital leisure/transport market apparently heating up. 20-30 years away is far e

I wonder if this is a defensive strategy as much as anything, what with the suborbital leisure/transport market apparently heating up. 20-30 years away is far enough that Boeing could use this venture to investigate broad concepts/supporting technologies thereby building up a war chest of promising capabilities, whilst still remanining sufficiently uncommitted to pivot rapidly should a potential competitor race ahead. One example might be Boeing's investment in Reaction Engines SABRE tech, which whilst speculative could prove to be a critically strategic piece of IP. https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/reaction-engines-secures-26-5m-investment-from-new-industrial-and-financial-investors/ https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/reaction-engines-secures-2...