The unexpected Engineering Issue that NASA should not fly to the moon next time

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The Crew Escape System Integration

The Mitigation Strategy of Continuous Testing

The Scale of the Rocket Makes it more complex

Vibration and Resonance Issues

Demand at Launch Sites Infrastructure

During Launch Thermal Stress

Financial and Time Constrained

Fuel Efficiency Tradeoffs

Limited Launch Frequency

Reliance on Legacy Hardware

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With space-going agencies gearing up to make the next trip to the Moon, focus is shifting back to the engineering challenges of the next generation launch systems. The future model of a crewed rocket of NASA is a few years of innovation and billions of investments. There is however a potential structural and performance issue that has been pointed out by aerospace analysts and might affect long term reliability. To estimate this issue, it is necessary to analyze design tradeoffs, mission demands, and risk management of operations.
 

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