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

Meanwhile, SpaceX was awarded a smaller contract to develop a crewed capsule, based on its existing Cargo Dragon capsule, and that craft has made more than a dozen trips to the station.

From Los Angeles Times

The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft is crewed by three taikonauts - China’s word for astronauts - who are the latest in a series of explorers to head to the country’s homegrown space station, Tiangong, or "Heavenly Palace".

From BBC

If the landings succeed, the first crewed missions would take place two years later.

From Los Angeles Times

None of Starship's missions so far have been crewed, and there's no plans to put people aboard for the next flight either.

From BBC

So far SpaceX has sent nine crewed flights to space for Nasa, as well as some commercial missions, but this was Boeing’s first attempt at a crewed mission.

From BBC