1. undocking - Noun
2. undocking - Verb
undocking
present participle of undock
undocking (plural undockings)
The process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.
Expeditions run up to six months, from launch until undocking, an 'increment' covers the same time period, but includes cargo ships and all activities. Source: Internet
For ten days, the astronauts put both Apollo spacecraft through their paces in Earth orbit, including an undocking and redocking of the lunar lander with the command vehicle, just as the landing mission crew would perform in lunar orbit. Source: Internet
This provided limited results due to the lack of fuel for attitude control, but found that electron and ion temperatures were higher than expected and it registered shock effects during docking and undocking. Source: Internet