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[[File:Quito_se.jpg|thumb|300px|The base of the tether in the city of [[Quito]].]] | [[File:Quito_se.jpg|thumb|300px|The base of the tether in the city of [[Quito]].]] | ||
{{Article | {{Article quote|One of the finest examples of Civil Engineering which has shaped the development of society's quality of life in the 24th Century.|Plaque dedication}} | ||
The '''Quito Space Tether''' is a [[space elevator]] located in [[Quito]], [[Earth]]. As such, it is [[Centennial Orbital Elevator|the second known]] space elevator in [[South America|Latin America]] and one of six elevators on Earth. | The '''Quito Space Tether''' is a [[space elevator]] located in [[Quito]], [[Earth]]. As such, it is [[Centennial Orbital Elevator|the second known]] space elevator in [[South America|Latin America]] and one of six elevators on Earth. | ||
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Built by the [[International Society of Civil Engineers]], the tether was completed on [[2313|January 14, 2313]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/687712440075694080 '''Twitter.com''': ''Today in Halo - 1/14/14'']</ref> and named on [[2401|March 9, 2401]]. The receiving station at the top of the elevator tether houses a monument dedicated to doctors [[Tobias Fleming Shaw]] and [[Wallace Fujikawa]], the creators of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[multiplayer]] map, ''[[Orbital (level)|Orbital]]''</ref> | Built by the [[International Society of Civil Engineers]], the tether was completed on [[2313|January 14, 2313]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/687712440075694080 '''Twitter.com''': ''Today in Halo - 1/14/14'']</ref> and named on [[2401|March 9, 2401]]. The receiving station at the top of the elevator tether houses a monument dedicated to doctors [[Tobias Fleming Shaw]] and [[Wallace Fujikawa]], the creators of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[multiplayer]] map, ''[[Orbital (level)|Orbital]]''</ref> | ||
The [[Quito Terminus|orbital station]] on top of the tether had at least four gates leading to terminals from which passengers or cargo could be ferried to other UNSC-controlled worlds. During 2552, transports led to remaining UNSC worlds such as [[Gilgamesh]] and [[Ballast]], and one to other planets in the [[Sol System]]. One flight, to [[Charybdis IX]], had been indefinitely delayed, due to the planet's [[Battle of Charybdis IX|loss]] 17 years earlier. The Quito Space Tether was among the four that survived the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Space Elevator article''</ref> | The [[Quito Terminus|orbital station]] on top of the tether had at least four gates leading to terminals from which passengers or cargo could be ferried to other UNSC-controlled worlds. During 2552, transports led to remaining UNSC worlds such as [[Gilgamesh]] and [[Ballast]], and one to other planets in the [[Sol System]]. One flight, to [[Charybdis IX]], had been indefinitely delayed, due to the planet's [[Battle of Charybdis IX|loss]] 17 years earlier. | ||
Following the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in [[2552#October|October, 2552]], the station's Crimson's Wing was commandeered by [[ONI]] to safeguard and interrogate the [[Huragok]], [[Quick to Adjust]], as well as other aliens, over a period of weeks.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood'''</ref><ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''[[Coastal Highway|Epilogue]]''</ref><ref name="hlc2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> | |||
The Quito Space Tether was among the four that survived the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Space Elevator article''</ref> | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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File:H3 MP Orbital ENV-01.jpg|A monitoring room in the orbital station on top of the tether. | File:H3 MP Orbital ENV-01.jpg|A monitoring room in the orbital station on top of the tether. | ||
File:Orbital surface.jpg|The Earth's surface, as seen from the top of the Quito Space Tether. | File:Orbital surface.jpg|The Earth's surface, as seen from the top of the Quito Space Tether. | ||
File:Quito station plaque.png|A plaque dedicated to the men and women who built the Space Tether, from the [[International Society of Civil Engineers]]. | File:H3 MP Orbital -Quito station plaque.png|A plaque dedicated to the men and women who built the Space Tether, from the [[International Society of Civil Engineers]]. | ||
File:QuitoST_screen2.jpg|A schematic view of the Quito Space Tether's upper level. | File:QuitoST_screen2.jpg|A schematic view of the Quito Space Tether's upper level. | ||
File:Wallace fujikawa.png|The plaque devoted to [[Wallace Fujikawa]]. | File:Wallace fujikawa.png|The plaque devoted to [[Wallace Fujikawa]]. | ||
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File:H3 MP Orbital ENV-06.jpg|An escalator leading to another chamber. | File:H3 MP Orbital ENV-06.jpg|An escalator leading to another chamber. | ||
File:Reach_Legendary_Box_2.jpg|Quito's Spaceport Stamp | File:Reach_Legendary_Box_2.jpg|Quito's Spaceport Stamp | ||
File:RookieAsleep.png|[[Alpha-Nine]] stationed on the Quito Terminus in [[2552#November|November, 2552]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{SpaceElevators}} | {{SpaceElevators}} | ||
[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||