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In a historic first, the largest rocket ever assembled managed to get off the ground. But then it exploded midair. We ask if this launch can still be called a success. Alexei Navalny is still holed up in tortuous conditions in Russia and could be facing even more charges. And, a tribute to a trendsetting fashion designer.

For a full examination of Alexei Navalny\\u2019s story so far \\u2014 told by the people who know him -- search for our Russia podcast "Next Year in Moscow". Or find it here economist.com/moscowpod

To explore the Starship rocket\'s potential impact on space travel \\u2014and find out why exploding is an important part of SpaceX\\u2019s model\\u2014listen to a previous episode of our "Babbage" podcast. Find that at economist.com/starship-pod or wherever you listen

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