As the saying goes, “orbit is halfway to anywhere.”
Getting into and out of gravity wells takes far more fuel than moving between planetary bodies. A space elevator that can take cargo from lunar orbit to the surface and back removes one difficulty, while being slightly less sci-fi-ish than a terrestrial elevator.
…but you have to get whatever it is you’re transporting to the moon first
They addressed that in their post already.
As the saying goes, “orbit is halfway to anywhere.”
Getting into and out of gravity wells takes far more fuel than moving between planetary bodies. A space elevator that can take cargo from lunar orbit to the surface and back removes one difficulty, while being slightly less sci-fi-ish than a terrestrial elevator.