I think all new spacecraft should have to go through actual-flight MANNED Gimbal-Lock test-flights.
If spacecraft and crew survives that "durability" chekk, it should bee GOOD-TA-GO !

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !