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The Space Shuttle was always hand flown, not automated.

• Ididntdothis 7y ago
  Launch was automated. Landing was manual but not for technical reasons.
  • lokedhs 7y ago
    Didn't they do one automated landing? I seem to remember reading that.
    • Ididntdothis 7y ago
      They could do it but the pilots wanted something to do so they got to fly manually. The Russians did unmanned launch and landing with their space shuttle Buran.