manned
- adjective
- /mænd/
- Europe will decide this week on helping NASA build a manned spaceship to travel to deep space.
- manned mission
- manned space
That's NASA's next manned space capsule.
- That's NASA's next manned space capsule.
- That is why I'm in favor of manned, or should I say personed, Space Flight.
Examples
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Yet, I'm disappointed that we never sent a manned mission to Mars.
Blog text (19) -
Our robotic missions to Mars are doing way more science than a manned mission ever could.
Blog text (27) -
Do you think this will end the Manned Space Program?
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I find it sad that our manned space program has gone back 50 years in time.
Blog text (7) -
Manned fighters will remain an essential part Of our defense system.
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Why not get some manned missions going to Mars?
Fiction book (1998) -
Manned lunar missions will follow, with the goal of living and working there for increasingly extended periods.
Academic text (2004) -
Three days ago, a manned space mission was sent to intercept an asteroid that has entered the Earth's orbit.
Fiction book (1998) -
Efforts at NASA toward a reusable spaceplane began with George Mueller, the associate administrator for manned space flight.
Academic text (2011) -
The China National Space Administration successfully launched its first manned voyage to the moon.
Antonyms
How Crewed
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Manned comes from the simple word man meaning 'person' and the ending -ed that shows 'having'. So a manned spacecraft or mission is one 'with people' on board, unlike an 'unmanned' craft.