"Mission Chandrayaan has become a symbol of the spirit of New India which wants to ensure victory, and also knows how to win in any situation," the PM Modi said.

India’s moon lander successfully set its four legs softly and safely on the lunar soil on Wednesday evening as planned.

India thus became the fourth nation in the world to achieve the feat. The lander landed near the South Pole of the moon after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.