https://medium.com/@ToryBrunoULA/the-secrets-of-rocket-design-revealed-e2c7fc89694c

This is a pretty good article that gets into the nitty gritty of some of the issues. Disclaimer: it’s written by the CEO of SpaceX’s main competition but he’s well regarded in the industry.

It’s not the correct architecture for making it to the moon. Starship/SuperHeavy is an absolute beast for LEO but they are nowhere close to being able to make it to the moon with that system. I wish Super Heavy all the luck and success but it’s frustrating when they keep pushing it for other roles without acknowledging the major issues that come with staging so low in the atmosphere

I work on Artemis. Will be real bummed if I have to find a new job. Hope they replace it with something that isn’t just SpaceX