crewed

[ krood ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crewed¹

First recorded in 1900–05; crew ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) or -ed ³( def )

Example Sentences

The company was hoping for a crewed New Shepard flight in 2019.

From 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.

From 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.

From 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.

From 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.

From MIT Technology Review

Strong evidence suggests that a Russian-supplied and crewed Buk antiaircraft missile shot down MH17.

From 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.

From The Daily Beast