By launching the crew on Orion and rendezvousing with Starship in earth or lunar orbit one can sidestep the problem for now. But someone might be tasked with looking at ejector seats and things like the old M.O.O.S.E.* bail-out from orbit ideas.
* General Electric's Manned Orbital Operations Safety Equipment. See, for example, Teitel, Discover magazine, 12 Oct. 2017 or the wikipedia article on MOOSE.
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