unpiloted
adjective
un·pi·lot·ed
ˌən-ˈpī-lə-təd 
: having no pilot on board
an unpiloted aircraft/flight
They argue that the future belongs to unpiloted submersibles …—
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SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Friday loaded with 6,500 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station, including nearly a ton of research gear, samples and other material for some 50 different science investigations.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 May 2026
According to Sierra Space—the division of the Sierra Nevada Corporation that now operates the spacecraft—an unpiloted version of Dream Chaser had been slated to resupply the ISS at least seven times, using a detachable module to deliver up to six tons of cargo.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
The astronauts and mission controllers in Houston will spend this time activating and testing the spacecraft, with a particular focus on Orion’s environmental control and life support systems, which were not part of an unpiloted Orion test flight four years ago.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2026
In unpiloted mode, Shenzhou-22 docked with the front port of China's Tiangong space station's Tianhe core module.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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William Harwood, CBS News, 15 May 2026
According to Sierra Space—the division of the Sierra Nevada Corporation that now operates the spacecraft—an unpiloted version of Dream Chaser had been slated to resupply the ISS at least seven times, using a detachable module to deliver up to six tons of cargo.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
The astronauts and mission controllers in Houston will spend this time activating and testing the spacecraft, with a particular focus on Orion’s environmental control and life support systems, which were not part of an unpiloted Orion test flight four years ago.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2026
In unpiloted mode, Shenzhou-22 docked with the front port of China's Tiangong space station's Tianhe core module.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Unpiloted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpiloted. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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