How to Build a Space Elevator From Pluto to Sheron

Pluto and its largest moon, sheron, happen to be in a double tidal lock. So it is possible to build a space elevator stretching right from pluto to sheron. This potentially allows an archipelago like community to form of various astroid habitats. In the absence of real gravity and ar, you can own a personal spaceship able to jump between some close asteroid or cylinder habitats that should be no more difficult to manufacture or operate than a car or land rover.

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