&gt; A space elevator only provides access to geostationary orbit.<p>No, it provides access well above geostationary orbit.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Space_elevator#&#x2F;media&#x2F;File:Space_elevator_structural_diagram--corrected_for_scale%2BCM%2Betc.svg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Space_elevator#&#x2F;media&#x2F;File:Spa...</a><p>Time things right and you can basically fling off the end like the tip of a whip and head anywhere in the system.