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Chief of Space Operations Wants All Launches to Be Autonomous by 2025

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Chief of Space Operations Wants All Launches to Be Autonomous by 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 6,, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX’s 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) mission. Dragon will deliver more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory. The mission marks the first launch for SpaceX under NASA’s CRS-2 contract. (NASA Photo)

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond said on Dec. 17 that he wants the U.S. Space Force to move to all autonomous launch operations by 2025. "If you look at where the industry is headed with autonomous launches and reusability, those are going to be huge national advantages that we need to be able to capitalize on," Raymond told a TechCrunch virtual forum on space. "Today, SpaceX, every vehicle they launch is autonomous, including the launches of NASA…

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