uncrewed
Adjective
Meaning
uncrewed (not comparable)
without a crew; unmanned
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It’s not just the rovers and uncrewed modules having all the fun – there will be crewed missions from Virgin Galactic, China, SpaceX and Boeing in 2020.
Fast, uncrewed probes main Nanoprobes Near-lightspeed nanospacecraft might be possible within the near future built on existing microchip technology with a newly developed nanoscale thruster.
Proposed methods Slow, uncrewed probes main Slow interstellar missions based on current and near-future propulsion technologies are associated with trip times starting from about one hundred years to thousands of years.
Boeing’s attempt to launch an uncrewed version of its Starliner capsule failed to reach the station back in December.
The era of remote-controlled combat jets has come a little closer in the wake of a demonstration staged by Boeing and the Navy to fly two autonomously controlled EA-16G Growlers as uncrewed air systems.
Australia is deploying a fleet of uncrewed robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife.