Why doesn't NASA use the Saturn V rocket anymore?

They don't have the drawings or the skilled tradespeople to make it any more. Even if you had drawings, back in the 60s, things were built with processes that nobody would use today. read more

In reality, the prints for the Saturn V, Saturn 1B and all their components still exist. If we wanted to build new Saturn V’s we could, but it would still be at the $1 billion price tag. One change we would make is we would replace the computers with modern computers. read more

We could try to rebuild it, but it wouldn't be any easier than building a new rocket, and if we did that we'd be firing the entire shuttle work force and flushing the shuttle technology down the toilet just like we did the Saturn V. read more

NASA was not given enough funding to run the space shuttle, build the ISS and build its own rockets at the same time. Funny enough building the ISS in tiny little parts small enough to fit in the shuttle turned out to be the most expensive way to do it. A bigger Saturn V class rocket could have sent up a more complete space station for less money. read more