: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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Uforce is developing several defense technologies, including counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), maritime and strike drones and battlefield software.
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The agency previously tested the technology with an uncrewed mission around the moon, Artemis I, in 2022.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Kshatriya said that the agency is aiming to test uncrewed lunar landers as soon as next year.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2026
But amid concerns that Starship's development has lagged, NASA now also appears to be considering Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander, an uncrewed version of which is due to head to the lunar surface later in 2026 on a pathfinding mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The agency previously tested the technology with an uncrewed mission around the moon, Artemis I, in 2022.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Kshatriya said that the agency is aiming to test uncrewed lunar landers as soon as next year.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2026
But amid concerns that Starship's development has lagged, NASA now also appears to be considering Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander, an uncrewed version of which is due to head to the lunar surface later in 2026 on a pathfinding mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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