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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In its 2024 annual report, the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel confirmed NASA made the right call to undock the Starliner without its crew.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
That chance came on March 18, when Wilmore and Williams could finally board another spacecraft – this one manufactured by Boeing's competitor, SpaceX – to undock and leave the space station behind.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Dragon Freedom capsule undocked right on schedule at around 1:05 a.m. EDT Tuesday from the ISS Harmony module, a port and passageway onto the station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: The SpaceX Dragon undocked from the space station at 1:05am Tuesday ET.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
That chance came on March 18, when Wilmore and Williams could finally board another spacecraft – this one manufactured by Boeing's competitor, SpaceX – to undock and leave the space station behind.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Dragon Freedom capsule undocked right on schedule at around 1:05 a.m. EDT Tuesday from the ISS Harmony module, a port and passageway onto the station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: The SpaceX Dragon undocked from the space station at 1:05am Tuesday ET.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Undock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undock. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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