: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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An uncrewed vessel deployed in early February from Australia began a remote survey of the seafloor cable route, according to the online magazine Business Today.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
In May 2025, Hermeus completed the first flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 1, a high-speed uncrewed aircraft designed to validate critical systems for future hypersonic operations.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Now on the launch list — originally scheduled for departure in late 2025 — is an uncrewed Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Starliner suffered a series of hardware, software and mission management delays including an initial uncrewed flight in 2019 that missed its rendezvous with the space station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
In May 2025, Hermeus completed the first flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 1, a high-speed uncrewed aircraft designed to validate critical systems for future hypersonic operations.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Now on the launch list — originally scheduled for departure in late 2025 — is an uncrewed Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Starliner suffered a series of hardware, software and mission management delays including an initial uncrewed flight in 2019 that missed its rendezvous with the space station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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