India, Feb. 25 -- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' mother Bonnie Pandya recently opened up about her daughter's extended stay at the International Space Station (NSS).

Williams, who went to the ISS for an eight-day mission in June 2024, has been stranded there ever since.

In an interview with NewsNation, Pandya seemed unfazed about Williams' return, saying her daughter and other astronauts feel honoured to be able to go on a long mission.

"It's what they do. They like doing this and they are honoured to be able to go up on a long mission like this and, you know, they feel great about it," she said in the interview.

Although Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's extended stay was not anticipated and Pandya misses her daughter, she said th...