On Earth.
Zylon or M5 [1] could build an elevator on Mars. Kevlar on the Moon.
To drive this home, it’s estimated we could build a lunar space elevator for less than what Bechtel fleeced NASA for a mobile SLS launcher [2][3].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M5_fiber
[2] https://opsjournal.org/DocumentLibrary/Uploads/The_Lunar_Spa...
[3] https://oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IG-22-012.pd...
On Earth.
Zylon or M5 [1] could build an elevator on Mars. Kevlar on the Moon.
To drive this home, it’s estimated we could build a lunar space elevator for less than what Bechtel fleeced NASA for a mobile SLS launcher [2][3].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M5_fiber
[2] https://opsjournal.org/DocumentLibrary/Uploads/The_Lunar_Spa...
[3] https://oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IG-22-012.pd...