uncrewed

adjective

un·​crewed ˌən-ˈkrüd How to pronounce uncrewed (audio)
: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft

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The first flight will be uncrewed, with later missions carrying humans. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 The uncrewed test flight could set up Starliner to receive certification, possibly allowing the vehicle to begin routine astronaut flights afterward. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 Skylab 1 was uncrewed when it was sent into Earth orbit on May 14, 1973. — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025 Russia’s space agency sent an uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to bring home Rubio and his crewmates, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncrewed

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First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncrewed was in 1853

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uncrewed

adjective
un·​crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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