undock

American  

[uhn-dok] / ʌnˈdɒk /

verb (used with object)

1. to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).

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verb (used without object)

1. (of a spacecraft module or spacecraft) to uncouple.

Etymology

Origin of undock

First recorded in 1920–25; un- ² + dock ¹

Example Sentences

The Starliner, meanwhile, would remotely undock and return to Earth without a crew.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Roscosmos said mission control specialists had detected a depressurisation in the cooling system of the Progress MS-21 cargo ship which is due to undock from the ISS on Feb. 18.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2023

Starliner would undock from the station after a few days, then come hurtling through the thickening atmosphere while generating temperatures of about 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2022

After four to five days docked at the ISS, Starliner will undock and then return home, landing somewhere on Earth at one of five possible sites — including White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

From The Verge • May 19, 2022

Will no one arm and chase them, or undock The ships?

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax