Saturn V was ridiculously expensive [1] and very unsafe.
Apollo was built to get to the Moon fast half a dozen times. We’re building more ambitiously today.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V $1.5bn in 2024 dollars
Von Braun was asked if the Saturn V was safe to launch. He asked six of his engineering reports, each replied nein. Von Braun replied that the Saturn V had six nines of reliability.
Saturn V was ridiculously expensive [1] and very unsafe.
Apollo was built to get to the Moon fast half a dozen times. We’re building more ambitiously today.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V $1.5bn in 2024 dollars