How to Use manned in a Sentence
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The agency's long-term goal is to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s.
— Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2020 -
The crew of the first manned mission to the moon was finally home.
— Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2019 -
That test launch was the first manned launch from U.S. soil in nearly a decade.
— Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2020 -
That will come after the launch of a manned program, known as Gaganyaan.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2019 -
Could the same happen during the long, manned missions planned for the moon and Mars?
— Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The Ukrainian air force has managed, against the odds, to keep its dwindling manned fleet in the fight.
— David Axe, Forbes, 7 May 2022 -
China, meanwhile, plans for manned landings on the moon in the mid-2020s.
— Tom Jones, Popular Mechanics, 24 Apr. 2013 -
These are now the deepest wreck dives, manned or unmanned, on record.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2021 -
All-wing aircraft had been a goal of designers since the dawn of manned flight.
— David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2020 -
As a kid in the 1960s, I was really caught up in the manned spacecraft program.
— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 July 2019 -
The launch of #China’s first manned mission to its #space station.
— NBC News, 16 June 2021 -
The source also said the plane could be offered in manned and unmanned versions.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 May 2021 -
On June 2, the last day of school, students manned displays about their projects so parents could see the many good works from the week.
— Sandra Engelland, star-telegram, 5 June 2017 -
The company hopes to launch its first manned flights later this year.
— Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 July 2018 -
The group is now working on a better design with the money from Toyota with the plan to have the first manned flight in 2019.
— Yuri Kageyama, The Seattle Times, 3 June 2017 -
Just grab a subway map — free from the manned station kiosks — or download one on your phone, and go for a ride.
— Melanie Carroll, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017 -
But a manned mission to Mars isn’t the only reason to get excited about the 2030s.
— Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 June 2022 -
New vehicles will be used for the next manned moon landings.
— USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2020 -
India hopes to complete a manned mission to the moon within three years.
— John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 July 2019 -
The strikes were carried out by manned aircraft and from ships that launched cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea.
— Joseph Weber, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2018 -
The simulator is an important part of the first human trip to the moon since the last manned flight there in 1972.
— Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 4 June 2019 -
While the Wright Brothers made the first successful flight of a manned aircraft, the public did not view that 1903 flight.
— Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, 20 June 2019 -
Weitz was one of three astronauts in the first manned Skylab mission, in 1973.
— kansascity, 28 Oct. 2017 -
This was the first manned launch from U.S. territory since the Space Shuttle’s...
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 May 2020 -
In a 1994 preface to the book, Collins urged more spending on space exploration and on a manned mission to Mars.
— Jessica Gresko, Chron, 28 Apr. 2021 -
If everything goes to plan, a manned mission could be next.
— Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 24 Nov. 2020 -
The program's first manned mission is scheduled for 2024.
— Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2020 -
This program is planning on being the first manned mission to Mars.
— Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Still, Musk has had to push back his Mars ambitions in the past, having first predicted a manned flight to the red planet in 2024.
— William Gavin, Quartz, 10 June 2024 -
The technology could speed up a manned trip to Mars from the current seven-month minimum to as few as 45 days.
— Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
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