: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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As recently as last May, Musk had said SpaceX was working to land its first uncrewed Starship on Mars as soon as late 2026.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
SpaceX could target March 2027 for an uncrewed lunar landing.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Then Musk tweaked the timing again, indicating in 2025 that the company was aiming to launch five uncrewed Starships to Mars this year and that they would be loaded with robots made by his car company Tesla.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
Blackwell-Thompson said lessons learned from that uncrewed flight were utilized for Artemis II, but there's more investigation is needed.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
SpaceX could target March 2027 for an uncrewed lunar landing.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Then Musk tweaked the timing again, indicating in 2025 that the company was aiming to launch five uncrewed Starships to Mars this year and that they would be loaded with robots made by his car company Tesla.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
Blackwell-Thompson said lessons learned from that uncrewed flight were utilized for Artemis II, but there's more investigation is needed.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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