crewed

[ krood ]

adjective

(especially of an aircraft, ship, or spacecraft) carrying or operated by a person or people on board.

Origin of crewed

First recorded in 1900–05; crew¹ + -ed² or -ed³

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The company was hoping for a crewed New Shepard flight in 2019.
Blue Origin could definitely use more Jeff Bezos in the next decade | Neel Patel | February 4, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon may have returned crewed missions to US soil, but it’s not the only vehicle NASA hopes to use to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
The 11 biggest space missions of 2021 (and their chances of success) | Neel Patel | January 4, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
In general, the idea is that the uncrewed planes may be able to do things that crewed ones cannot, and could augment their crewed companions.
An AI just copiloted a U-2 spyplane for the very first time | Rob Verger | December 16, 2020 | Popular-Science
More recent steps, such as the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the moon, are perceived as heavily tied to the US program.
Lunar Gold Rush Could Create Conflict on the Ground if We Don’t Act Now—New Research | Tony Milligan | December 10, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Like the company’s other major space vehicles, Starship is designed to be reusable, to lower the overall cost of spaceflight for robotic and crewed missions alike.
SpaceX’s Starship flew a record 12.5 km into the air—and then crashed | Neel Patel | December 9, 2020 | MIT Technology Review

Strong evidence suggests that a Russian-supplied and crewed Buk antiaircraft missile shot down MH17.
Russia’s Military Is Already in East Ukraine. Will There Be a Full-Scale Invasion? | James Miller | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The missile system most likely used to shoot down Malaysia Airline MH17 is common, lethal, and crewed by men with little training.
The Missile That Likely Shot Down MH17 | Chris Allbritton, Dave Majumdar | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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