New Delhi, March 5 -- NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore on Tuesday clarified that politics did not play any part in delaying their return to Earth. Wilmore made the comment while reacting to a question on the comments made by US President Donald Trump and SpaceX's Elon Musk.

In January, Trump and Musk have blamed the Joe Biden administration for delaying their return from the International Space Station (ISS).

Donald Trump and Elon Musk said at the end of January that they wanted to accelerate the astronauts' return, blaming the previous administration.

While reacting to the controversy on Tuesday's press conference, Wilmore said that he fully support Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

"I can tell you that we have utmost resp...