In this question about manned spaceships versus drones, a user (perhaps jokingly) pointed out that "manned" wouldn't technically be correct when talking about an extraterrestrial spacecraft:
By definition, they wouldn't be 'manned', but they might be 'aliened'.
Potential jokes aside, is there a more species-neutral adjective we can use here?
Best Answer
Consider crewed, which means:
It works perfectly in a sci-fi context. For example,