India, March 17 -- As NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to Earth after being stuck on the International Space Station for more than nine months, her cousin back in India on Monday expressed fear over her health. "I may seem happy, but I am scared," he said.

Dinesh Rawal, a cousin of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, told news agency PTI that both of them used to live and study together like one family.

He said, "We want her to come back to earth as soon as possible. I may seem happy, but I am scared, we just want her to be back on earth and in sound health."

His remarks came in the backdrop of concerns over Williams and her colleague Barry 'Butch' Wilmore's chances of facing significant bodily changes upon their return ...