Generally automation is applied to repetitive procedures with well understood bounds.
In this case all but the fine-phasing and possibly FOV alignment are one-off operations during commissioning. The pre-launch simulations may not match the actual behaviour and results of the telescope so it makes sense to perform each step under engineer/scientist control and be able to spend time studying the data and possibly improving the process along the way and revisiting earlier steps and/or segments.
In this case all but the fine-phasing and possibly FOV alignment are one-off operations during commissioning. The pre-launch simulations may not match the actual behaviour and results of the telescope so it makes sense to perform each step under engineer/scientist control and be able to spend time studying the data and possibly improving the process along the way and revisiting earlier steps and/or segments.