Bonnie Pandya dismissed any worries about her daughter as Williams "knows what she is doing" and believed that space was as safe as anywhere else.

When asked about Elon Musk’s claims about bringing back the two “abandoned” astronauts, Sunita William’s mother Bonnie Pandya said, “I don’t think this should be politicised…”

After spending more than eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), veteran astronaut Sunita Williams is gearing up for her return to Earth on this date. Scroll down to know the date and other details.

Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, after spending more than eight months in space, are expected to return to Earth on March 19. After returning, however, the two astronauts might find it difficult to readapt life on land due to Earth’s gravity.