Just break out the blueprints for the Saturn 1B or V. Problem solved.
You would need Germans to build it. I doubt most of the NASA “engineers” could read the plans even if they are in English.
Von Braun’s plans are probably not in Arabic or ebonics.
Politically incorrect builders, operators, and materials used so start over.
Sounds logical to me.
Using new materials and/or methods where it makes sense, why re-invent the wheel?
You can re-invent the wheel for future use, but for now we need to get going as inexpensively as possible.
/johnny
Just break out the blueprints for the Saturn 1B or V. Problem solved.
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Just as soon as the FBI returns them... confiscated and likely burned and destroyed along wtih all tools and dies after Apollo shut down.
And even if they had them right now, all the computer programmers and engineers are either dead or in old folks homes. Has been said that trying to reastart the old Apollo program would cost more than building a new system from scratch.
No. To build a new Saturn V from blueprints would quickly become a real cluster f*ck. Imagine, if you will, trying to duplicate the '60s-era computers, materials, and whatnot. It would take more time, effort, and money, to try to retool and rebuild that obsolete old dinosaur than it would to start fresh.
The problem is not having to design a big Saturn-class rocket; for all its hugeness the Saturn V is a fairly simple design, especially as compared to more modern rockets. But it still costs a butt-load of money to do it, and it's made more difficult by the fact that the mission requirements are not firmly defined.