Editing Clarke Orbital Assembly Ladder (section)

=== Cis-Lunar Construction Logistics ===
The Ladder's most transformative application was the bulk delivery of structural materials to the orbital construction yards serving the cis-lunar economy. Fabricated hull panels, water-ice shielding blocks, and atmosphere tanks that previously required individually manifested launches were consolidated into continuous climber loads, reducing per-tonne delivery costs by an estimated 74 percent compared to contemporary chemical stacks.

Key beneficiaries included:
* Construction material supply chains for O'Neill Habitat Ring Seven and predecessor ring stations
* Propellant and equipment delivery to [[Shackleton Ice Mining Cooperative]] relay depots through 2091 CE, and thereafter to [[Luna Transit Authority]] relay depots following the Cooperative's absorption into the Luna Transit Authority framework in 2091 CE
* Bulk feedstock transfer to the [[Fusion Tug Guild of Mars]] staging points in high Earth orbit