By DPA
Washington : Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who returned to earth last week after spending a record 194 days in space, said Friday she now plans to visit India.
Williams, whose stay in space is the longest for a woman, said she welcomed the support she received from the US and India during her record-breaking space mission.
In a series of interviews with journalists, she said she will visit India in the autumn.
Williams said she is undergoing rehabilitation to get her muscles and bones back in shape. "Gravity is pretty heavy," Williams, 41, said. "My head felt heavy. My legs felt heavy."
Still she said she was happy to be back on earth and had been able to spend time with her husband, mother and sister. She also enjoyed a pizza with her family after months of having to eat pre-packaged space food.
During her time as crew member of the International Space Station, Williams set records for the most time in space by a woman, for the most space walks completed by a woman and for time spent by a woman outside the space station on space walks.
Born September 19, 1965 to an Indian father and a Yugoslav mother, Williams grew up celebrating both Indian and US holidays, listening to Indian spiritual leaders but also attending Roman Catholic religious classes at her mother's church.