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 safely undocked from the ISS on Wednesday afternoon and reentered Earth’s atmosphere early Friday morning, deploying parachutes before plunking into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Wrapping up an extended 235-day mission, three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday, targeting a pre-dawn Friday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
Starliner was still leaking helium when the spacecraft undocked from the station Friday, but the leak rate remained within safety tolerances, according to Stich.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
The SpaceX Crew Dragon ferry ship carrying three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut can be seen framed between segments of the International Space Station's robot arm moments after undocking from the International Space Station.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Wrapping up an extended 235-day mission, three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday, targeting a pre-dawn Friday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
Starliner was still leaking helium when the spacecraft undocked from the station Friday, but the leak rate remained within safety tolerances, according to Stich.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
The SpaceX Crew Dragon ferry ship carrying three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut can be seen framed between segments of the International Space Station's robot arm moments after undocking from the International Space Station.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Undock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undock. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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