Progress 92 Undocks as Crew Prepares for March 18 Spacewalk

The unpiloted Progress 92 cargo spacecraft undocked from the Poisk module at 9:24 a.m. EDT today. It backed away from the station for a deorbit maneuver and a planned destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir spent most of the day gearing up for this week’s spacewalk, collecting vital signs, replacing spacesuit batteries and working together in the Quest airlock to configure tools.

The pair will exit the airlock around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, to install a modification kit and route cables on the port side of the station, preparing for the next roll-out solar array to be installed during a later spacewalk. NASA will preview the upcoming spacewalks during a news conference today at 2:00 p.m.; stream on the agency’s YouTube.

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