It derives its name from the two rotating systems that are the basis of the design: the main engine at its base, which will put it into orbit, and the rotor on top, which will enable it to touch down gently.

ECONOMIST: On a rotor-blade and a prayer | The

And as I followed her, in this way, past the flower gardens, I realized that her movements were similar to mine, that she, too, was trying to protect something fragile, something that might fall and shatter into pieces, and that needed thus to be led toward a place where it could settle gently, something that she could not touch but could only guide with her gestures: the moon.

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