manned

adjective

ˈmand

see usage paragraph below

: carrying, staffed, or performed by one or more people

a manned security booth

manned spaceflight

a manned mission

Usage of Manned and Unmanned

While manned and unmanned are still commonly used in news sources to describe spaceflights with and without human crews, respectively, NASA has since the early 21st century used and prescribed non-gender-specific terms, preferring such descriptors as human, piloted, and crewed for the former, and unpiloted and uncrewed for the latter.

Examples of manned in a Sentence

a manned mission to the moon

Recent Examples on the Web

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This regulation aims to ensure public safety and prevent damage to air traffic systems, including manned aircraft. —

Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 And a concept for a future next-generation air dominance program includes a mix of manned and unmanned fighters. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024 In 1961, President John F. Kennedy set as a national goal the achievement of a manned landing on the moon by the end of the decade. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program and China's first astronaut handled the speaking part. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for manned