manned

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Members of the Cambridge University Space Flight Society said the "incredible" expedition was the first of its kind they had seen in their lifetimes, with the last manned moon mission being 1972.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

So did the checkpoints manned by armed men which had spread throughout the city in recent weeks, with only barriers and signs remaining on the roadside where they once stood.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Shortly after the post, Iran mounted its first successful shootdown of a manned U.S. aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“That cannot be right,” Livingston Holder, a former manned spaceflight engineer with the Air Force and space shuttle payload specialist, recalled thinking when he first heard that fact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Military police manned all campus entrances, patrolling the comings and goings of everyone on the grounds.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly