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>what did they make in the 60s and 70s that can't be made now
The "lost technology" is because the parts used are no longer manufactured
The guidance computer was a bunch of wires running through magnetic rings for fuck's sake
You can't ask Ford to make a '76 Ford Mustang that will match the materials and processes used back in '76
That's what he meant.
Most of the facilities that were used to hold the Saturn V were repurposed for the Space Shuttle, so they are no longer appropriate
But we can make better rockets, which we've already seen with Artemis I
https://youtu.be/2XmxDea3JhE?t=475
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMHLvoWZfqQ&t=7512s