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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But issues with the spacecraft prompted NASA to undock it without its crew.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
That honor goes to Northrop Grumman's MEV-1, which was recently undocked from a communications satellite after a multi-year mission to extend its life by acting as an outboard propulsion unit.
—New Atlas, 22 May 2025
June 28, 2024 NASA and Boeing officials say during a press conference that additional testing is being conducted on the spacecraft's propulsion system before Starliner can be undocked.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
There will be more room once Hague and Gorbunov accompany Suni and Butch to Earth via SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, undocking 1:05 a.m. March 18, 2025, then splashing down off the coast of Florida at 5:57 p.m.
NASA will provide live coverage of the Crew-9’s return, from hatch closure to splashdown.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
That honor goes to Northrop Grumman's MEV-1, which was recently undocked from a communications satellite after a multi-year mission to extend its life by acting as an outboard propulsion unit.
—New Atlas, 22 May 2025
June 28, 2024 NASA and Boeing officials say during a press conference that additional testing is being conducted on the spacecraft's propulsion system before Starliner can be undocked.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
There will be more room once Hague and Gorbunov accompany Suni and Butch to Earth via SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, undocking 1:05 a.m. March 18, 2025, then splashing down off the coast of Florida at 5:57 p.m.
NASA will provide live coverage of the Crew-9’s return, from hatch closure to splashdown.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Undock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undock. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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