Tether
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Possibly the simplest and most elegant approach is the method of momentum exchange by tethers, from Tethers Unlimited.
This could be built fairly easily, possibly cheaper than building a mass driver on the Moon.
http://www.tethers.com/papers/CislunarAIAAPaper.pdf
It has an advantage over mass driver in that it can be used to soft land on
the Moon as well as depart from the Moon.
> It needs zero propellant, and
zero energy input <.
External link: http://www.tethers.com