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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Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who launched last November 15 in the first operational flight of a SpaceX ferry ship — Crew-1 — now plan to undock from the lab on Friday at 5:55 p.m. ET.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2021
Tomorrow morning, Thursday May 31, the SpaceX Dragon capsule will undock from the International Space Station, perform a series of maneuvers, and then come back home to Earth.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2012
Each ticket comes with training on SpaceX ships, emergency preparedness, and spacesuits, as well as mission simulations, like docking and undocking with Haven-1 for return to Earth.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 11 May 2023
The Soyuz is expected to undock at 3:21 a.m.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
Bidding their seven station crewmates farewell, Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi plan to undock from the Harmony module's upper port at 8:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, kicking off a six-and-a-half hour re-entry sequence.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2021
After briefing their replacements on the intricacies of station operations, Mann and her Crew-5 team will undock and return to Earth around March 9 to close out a 154-day mission.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
The astronauts will undock the spacecraft from the International Space Station, travel back toward Earth, and ultimately parachute down to Kazakhstan three-and-a-half hours later.
—Chelsea Gohd, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2018
At the conclusion of the mission, NASA said, Dragon Endeavour will autonomously undock with the four crew members aboard, depart the space station and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
William Harwood, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2021
Tomorrow morning, Thursday May 31, the SpaceX Dragon capsule will undock from the International Space Station, perform a series of maneuvers, and then come back home to Earth.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2012
Each ticket comes with training on SpaceX ships, emergency preparedness, and spacesuits, as well as mission simulations, like docking and undocking with Haven-1 for return to Earth.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 11 May 2023
The Soyuz is expected to undock at 3:21 a.m.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
Bidding their seven station crewmates farewell, Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi plan to undock from the Harmony module's upper port at 8:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, kicking off a six-and-a-half hour re-entry sequence.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2021
After briefing their replacements on the intricacies of station operations, Mann and her Crew-5 team will undock and return to Earth around March 9 to close out a 154-day mission.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
The astronauts will undock the spacecraft from the International Space Station, travel back toward Earth, and ultimately parachute down to Kazakhstan three-and-a-half hours later.
—Chelsea Gohd, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2018
At the conclusion of the mission, NASA said, Dragon Endeavour will autonomously undock with the four crew members aboard, depart the space station and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
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