Sadly, not as automated as you would hope/think.
The industry is working toward fuller automated testing, but it is much harder to do with “real hardware” in the loop.
Part of the reason why space has [historically] been expensive is exactly because you have to have specialized humans doing a ton of tests.
One reason Elon has been able to lower costs by reusable rockets is exactly because you don’t have to do as much testing per launch.
Sadly, not as automated as you would hope/think.
The industry is working toward fuller automated testing, but it is much harder to do with “real hardware” in the loop.
Part of the reason why space has [historically] been expensive is exactly because you have to have specialized humans doing a ton of tests.
One reason Elon has been able to lower costs by reusable rockets is exactly because you don’t have to do as much testing per launch.