New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' mother Bonnie Pandya said she is "not worried" about her daughter who has been on an extended mission to space. "She is been there before and we are used to this. I am not worried about her, she knows what she is doing," Pandya told NewsNation last week.

"Space is as safe as anywhere else I guess," she said.

When asked about Elon Musk's claims about bringing back the two "abandoned" astronauts "sooner", Bonnie said, "I don't think this should be politicised. This is science, they are doing what they normally do. I didn't think the two astronauts think its politicised."

"It's what they do. They like doing this, and they're honored to be able to go up on a long mission like this. They...