: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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This will be the 11th crewed flight for New Shepard; the other missions have been uncrewed research jaunts.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
This included shooting down uncrewed aerial-ship cruise missiles, during which the Stockdale emerged unscathed.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Martian dust has already caused problems on uncrewed space missions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch uncrewed Starship for Mars by end of 2026 What happened after Starliner astronauts landed?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
This included shooting down uncrewed aerial-ship cruise missiles, during which the Stockdale emerged unscathed.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Martian dust has already caused problems on uncrewed space missions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch uncrewed Starship for Mars by end of 2026 What happened after Starliner astronauts landed?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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