The astronauts received fruits and vegetables, including apples, onions and peppers, floating in microgravity.

Mission control teams in Houston successfully assessed the data and worked with the crew to troubleshoot and resolve the issue.

The NASA astronaut proudly posed with two daughters in front of the towering rocket that could be launching on Wednesday, April 1.

"Stay tuned as we enter the NASA Artemis era! Expedition 74 will certainly be keeping a close watch. Godspeed, Artemis II!"

The NASA astronaut snapped herself smiling, and also captured her colleague walking outside the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shared pictures of herself reconfiguring her spacesuit and assembling equipment in the orbital platform's airlock.