: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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The uncrewed Chang’e 6 mission blasted off on May 2 and landed on the far side of the moon on June 2.
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Lyric Li, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Additionally, Centcom forces successfully demolished one Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle over the Red Sea.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2024
An eventful test mission The launch of Starliner’s inaugural astronaut flight came after years of delays and development hangups, including a list of problems with the spacecraft’s software and propulsions system revealed by two uncrewed test missions in 2019 and 2022.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 June 2024
An uncrewed Starliner mission in 2019 failed to reach the station, in part due to faulty flight computer code.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 5 June 2024
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Lyric Li, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Additionally, Centcom forces successfully demolished one Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle over the Red Sea.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2024
An eventful test mission The launch of Starliner’s inaugural astronaut flight came after years of delays and development hangups, including a list of problems with the spacecraft’s software and propulsions system revealed by two uncrewed test missions in 2019 and 2022.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 June 2024
An uncrewed Starliner mission in 2019 failed to reach the station, in part due to faulty flight computer code.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 5 June 2024
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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