India, March 19 -- Sunita Williams' cousin on Wednesday expressed her joy after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut returned to Earth after 286 days and confirmed that she would be visiting India soon.

Talking to NDTV after the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft brought Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with two other crew members, back to Earth, Falguni Pandya called the moment of the splashdown "surreal".

She confirmed that Sunita Williams will soon visit her native country India, and the family plans to go on a vacation.

"We are also planning on going on vacation together. There is going to be a lot of family time," Pandya was quoted by NDTV as saying.

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