Mombasa Tether: Difference between revisions

The '''Mombasa Tether''',<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'', [[Palace Hotel]]</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx ''Bungie.net'': Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - New Mombasa]</ref> also known as the '''Mombasa Space Tether'''<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa ''Halo Waypoint'': New Mombasa]</ref> or the '''New Mombasa Orbital Elevator''',<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 296 (2011 edition)</ref> was a [[space elevator]] located at the heart of the [[East African Protectorate]] city of [[New Mombasa]] on [[Earth]]. It was used for lifting heavy ordnance from the surrounding port facilities into a station in [[geosynchronous orbit]] at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel. The company in charge of the management of the space elevator was called [[New Mombasa Uplift]].<ref name="streets">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref>