Ian Parker wrote:

:On 31 Dec, 16:01, Frogwatch wrote:
: So, why not upgrade the Delta or Atlas instead of building Ares 1 or
: 2. *Are the solid boosters really more reliable and safe? *Could an
: upgraded Delta or Atlas launch Orion without huge changes to the
: launch support facilities?
:
: Please, no replies from Kt Or Guth
:
:SATURN my friend if they havn't destroyed the blueprints.
:

Blueprints are the least of your problems if you want to replicate
Saturn V. You have to build all new tooling, find or rebuild sources
for all those 1960's components, etc.

Trying to just repeat the past is generally not a good approach. We
could build a much better Saturn V these days if a Saturn V is what is
wanted.


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