: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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The work ahead is vital, according to NASA, which aims under its Artemis program to use a slate of uncrewed lunar missions like IM-2 to lay the foundation for the first ever lunar settlement when humans return as early as 2027.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
All three parachutes on the capsule deployed during the crew's descent; on the company's previous uncrewed research flight earlier this month, one of the capsule's parachutes failed to deploy.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
On the modern battlefield, cheap drones and improvised explosive devices menace ground forces, uncrewed vessels and antiship missiles threaten surface ships, and sophisticated air defenses imperil aircraft.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Musk's ambitious plans include sending uncrewed Starships to Mars as early as 2026 and crewed missions by 2028—timelines many experts view as optimistic.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
All three parachutes on the capsule deployed during the crew's descent; on the company's previous uncrewed research flight earlier this month, one of the capsule's parachutes failed to deploy.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
On the modern battlefield, cheap drones and improvised explosive devices menace ground forces, uncrewed vessels and antiship missiles threaten surface ships, and sophisticated air defenses imperil aircraft.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Musk's ambitious plans include sending uncrewed Starships to Mars as early as 2026 and crewed missions by 2028—timelines many experts view as optimistic.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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