[Mr. K]

i think a private company could do it using off-the-shelf poarts

The ‘computer’ they used was no more powerful than a digital watch.

Dig up the original blueprints, fix them up wherever you can with modern stuff, and GO!

[jmcenanly]

I think that Elon Musk's Space-Xcompany would be able to do it well within a decade. This is the company that recently berthed a Dragon spacecraft to the ISS on its second flight. He is also working on Saturn class launchers, one of which. the Falcon Heavy, is due for a test launch in Mid 2013 , and will be boosting a satellite for Intelsat shortly thereafter.

[Boogieman]

“Dig up the original blueprints...”

That’s one problem. They’re gone, either lost or destroyed. We couldn’t build a Saturn V today without re-engineering the whole thing.