NASA astronaut feels good after near year in space

NASA's new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she's rejusting well to gravity after nearly 11 months in . Christina Koch met with reporters in Houston six days after returning to Earth from International Station.

Her 328-day mission — which ended last Thursday — was longest ever by a woman.

She considers herself lucky she didn't have sore feet and burning skin suffered four years ago by NASA's all-time endurance champ, Scott Kelly, whose mission lasted 340 days.

Koch returned home to Galveston, Texas, to find a kitchen full of chips and salsa, something she'd craved in orbit, along with Gulf of Mexico.

She hit beach with her husband, Bob, and ir dog, a rescue pup named LBD for Little Brown Dog, just three days after her landing in Kazakhstan.

LBD was excited to see her, and vice versa.

41-year-old Koch is an electrical engineer who also has a physics degree.

She flew to station last March and was part of first all-female walk in October.

Three astronauts remain at orbiting lab, including or half of all-female walk, NASA's Jessica Meir.