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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The Boeing Starliner undocked in September without the astronauts and landed in the New Mexico desert.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
The maneuver will begin at 6:35 a.m. EDT with undocking the spacecraft from the Harmony module's forward-facing port.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
The Boeing Starliner undocked in September without them, landing in the New Mexico desert.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The Starliner undocked and the left the space station Sept. 6 and returned to Earth without a crew via automation.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
The maneuver will begin at 6:35 a.m. EDT with undocking the spacecraft from the Harmony module's forward-facing port.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
The Boeing Starliner undocked in September without them, landing in the New Mexico desert.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The Starliner undocked and the left the space station Sept. 6 and returned to Earth without a crew via automation.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Undock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undock. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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