: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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Targeting a launch this fall is supposed to be the debut launch of Blue Origin’s uncrewed Blue Moon MK1 lander to the moon’s South Pole.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
New Glenn had been scheduled to fly a smaller uncrewed spacecraft, the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, to the lunar surface later this year.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
The accident will almost certainly delay at least one of the uncrewed missions to the moon that NASA had planned to launch this year.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 May 2026
For 2026, at least four more uncrewed lunar landing missions are in the works.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
New Glenn had been scheduled to fly a smaller uncrewed spacecraft, the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, to the lunar surface later this year.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
The accident will almost certainly delay at least one of the uncrewed missions to the moon that NASA had planned to launch this year.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 May 2026
For 2026, at least four more uncrewed lunar landing missions are in the works.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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