US astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have revealed their first reactions after learning their week-long test flight was about to turn into a nine-month space odyssey.

Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer will present the first interview with formerly stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams since their return home to Earth.

“Hemmer’s a great interviewer, but he whiffed,” Watters said. “The main question that everybody wanted asked was, did they hook up? And he just left it hanging out there. I hope there’s a part two to this interview, Hemmer, because next time I see you I’m going to slap you silly.”

In their first public interview since returning home, Willaims and Wilmore sat down with Fox's Bill Hemmer to discuss their extended stay in space.

As it flew up toward the International Space Station last summer, the Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters. A NASA astronaut, Butch Wilmore, had to take manual control of the vehicle. But as Starliner's thrusters failed, Wilmore lost the ability to move the spacecraft in the direction he wanted to go.

I wouldn’t characterize as they failed us,” Suni Williams said of their unexpected journey which Butch Wilmore said they all have some “blame” in.

I wanted to hug my husband and hug my dogs – and I’ll say in that order,” said Suni Williams, one of the astronauts. She also revealed she ate a grilled cheese sandwich after getting home, and it reminded her of her vegetarian father.