India, April 1 -- Sunita Williams on Monday, in her first interview after landing back on Earth, said that she and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore decided to make the best of the situation after finding out they would be stranded in space for an extended period of time, reported Fox News.

The human space flight mission aboard a Boeing Starliner craft, was revealed to have issues which could endanger Williams and Wilmore, who were supposed to return home after an eight day mission.

The prolonged stay at the ISS ended after a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule was sent to rescue them, along with two other astronauts, and landed back on Earth on March 19.

When asked about what her first reaction was to being stuck for an extended period of time at...