uncrewed

adjective

un·​crewed ˌən-ˈkrüd 

: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew

an uncrewed flight

uncrewed spacecraft

Examples of uncrewed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During a news conference Monday, NASA officials said that if an uncrewed test flight of the vehicle goes well in December, the earliest Starliner could fly with astronauts is mid-2028. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Long-endurance uncrewed flight currently relies either on combustion engines or heavy battery assemblies that compromise payload capacity. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

At a press conference on Monday NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said the space capsule will head to the International Space Station (ISS) on an uncrewed test flight as soon as December—a technical step back for the multi-billion-dollar initiative. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026

Starliner made it to the ISS on the uncrewed OFT-2, which launched in May 2022. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncrewed

• altitude
• amplitude
• aptitude
• attitude
• barbecued
• certitude
• desuetude
• devalued
• finitude
• fortitude
• gratitude
• interlude

Kids Definition

uncrewed

adjective

un·​crewed ˌən-ˈkrüd 

: having no crew

an uncrewed spacecraft