Just for a bit of fun perspective, that’s 7 km/s faster than reentry velocity! Even if you felt like dealing with the heat, it would cost an ungodly amount of e

Just for a bit of fun perspective, that’s 7 km/s faster than reentry velocity! Even if you felt like dealing with the heat, it would cost an ungodly amount of energy which kind of defeats the point of an elevator. On the other hand, you could ignore radiation shielding if the trip is short enough? Not worth the trade off I think.