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I'd have to dig around to find the source - but honestly, its because we dont have good drawings, or even partially complete understanding on how to build the p

by Aloha 10y ago

I'd have to dig around to find the source - but honestly, its because we dont have good drawings, or even partially complete understanding on how to build the pieces. The Saturn V was not mass produced, and was built on something less then an assembly line - it was semi-bespoke basically.

Gracana 10y ago
On a related note, ars technica has an absolutely fantastic article on reverse engineering and re-building the Saturn V. http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the-monstrous-f-1-moon-rocket-back-to-life/ http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the-...
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