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What were the biggest downfalls of the Saturn V? What could we do better today?

How much more efficient would a Saturn V be using today's technology?
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>>7788767
>What could we do better today?

How about near-complete reusability?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANv5UfZsvZQ
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>>7788767
>How much more efficient would a Saturn V be using today's technology?

Not as efficient. There are better designs that work far better. And they use space shuttle solid rocket engines (and main booster engines that are closely modeled after the F1 engines on the Saturn V).
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