: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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China is also ahead in developing very large uncrewed underwater vehicles, called XXLUUVs.
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25 June 2026
The Starship program has been no exception, with uncrewed test flights occasionally ending with abrupt explosions over the Atlantic Ocean.
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The company is targeting uncrewed cargo flights as early as 2028, with Tesla’s Optimus robots potentially among the first payloads.
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The goal of the mission is to gather data that could one day help reduce risk to landings on Mars—both crewed and uncrewed.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
The Starship program has been no exception, with uncrewed test flights occasionally ending with abrupt explosions over the Atlantic Ocean.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The company is targeting uncrewed cargo flights as early as 2028, with Tesla’s Optimus robots potentially among the first payloads.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The goal of the mission is to gather data that could one day help reduce risk to landings on Mars—both crewed and uncrewed.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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