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BENGALURU: Every time an Isro rocket takes off or a mission like Chandrayaan-3 is completed, project comparisons — even with movies — become commonplace. While the exact cost of a space mission is hard to determine given that most countries subsidise space activities, Chandrayaan-3 is estimated to have cost 600 crore. For a comparison, Russia’s Luna-25, which crashed last Sunday, cost 1,600 crore, though Chandrayaan-3 took 40 days to reach Moon, while Luna was to land on the 11th day.How does India do it? “That’s a secret,” said...