How to Use uncrewed in a Sentence

uncrewed

adjective
  • Many more missions, both uncrewed and crewed, are in the works.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • And, of course, the uncrewed demo to the Moon.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The plane, as an uncrewed weapon, had no human pilot on board.
    — Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
  • These fighter jets could one day fly with uncrewed aerial platforms or drones.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Artemis 1 mission to the Moon is uncrewed—at least in space.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 17 Nov. 2022
  • At the time, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft was more than halfway to the moon.
    — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
  • This uncrewed test plane stands out with its sharp angles and futuristic look.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
  • This marks the first time in any air force that an uncrewed combat aircraft has joined the general ranks.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
  • That may be fine for an uncrewed rocket, but X has hundreds of millions of users aboard.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
  • India and other countries have landed uncrewed craft on the moon in recent years as well.
    — Linah Mohammad, NPR, 6 May 2024
  • Kshatriya said that the agency is aiming to test uncrewed lunar landers as soon as next year.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2026
  • China is hoping to launch an uncrewed lander at the Moon’s south pole later this year.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That mission sent an uncrewed Orion to Earth orbit and back.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Musk aims to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2026.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Musk aims to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2026.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Musk aims to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2026.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Musk aims to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2026.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • An uncrewed mission called Artemis 1 flew around the moon and back again in 2022.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That makes this type of robot something quite new, an uncrewed weapon able to take ground, and potentially to hold that ground.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Musk wants to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars by the end of 2026.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Once there, the uncrewed lander will touch down near the Shackleton crater at the Moon’s south pole.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
  • For 2026, at least four more uncrewed lunar landing missions are in the works.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • For 2026, at least four more uncrewed lunar landing missions are in the works.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • For 2026, at least four more uncrewed lunar landing missions are in the works.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • But that means going well beyond simply making an uncrewed boat that can pilot itself.
    — David Szondy february 09, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Thursday’s Starship test flight, like the others before it, was uncrewed.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In the meantime, state officials urge drone pilots to keep uncrewed aircraft away from wildfire scenes.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • That may come in the form of uncrewed land vehicles, which could crash through Russian lines and clear the dense minefields in its way.
    — Justin Ling, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • One of the most famous uncrewed systems of the war has been Kyiv’s Sea Baby drones.
    — Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
  • So far, parts of the megarocket have failed in dramatic fashion during six of its 10 uncrewed test flights.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025

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