undocked; undocking; undocks
: to move away from a dock (as at sailing time)
: uncouple
undock the shuttle from the space station
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Defying gravity Starliner is seen September 6 after undocking from the space station, departing for its return to Earth.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
That is, during the process of undocking and moving away from the space station, the flight software takes certain actions, and the crew takes certain actions.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
The unoccupied space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module is pictured several hours before the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft would relocate there after undocking from Harmony’s forward port.
—Vikram Barhat, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024
The capsule undocked from the International Space Station without astronauts onboard on Friday at 6:04 p.m. ET, then spent roughly six hours flying back to Earth.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
That is, during the process of undocking and moving away from the space station, the flight software takes certain actions, and the crew takes certain actions.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
The unoccupied space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module is pictured several hours before the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft would relocate there after undocking from Harmony’s forward port.
—Vikram Barhat, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024
The capsule undocked from the International Space Station without astronauts onboard on Friday at 6:04 p.m. ET, then spent roughly six hours flying back to Earth.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Undock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undock. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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