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{{Ratings}} | {{Ratings}} | ||
[[File:Quito_se.jpg|thumb|300px|The base of the tether in the city of [[Quito]].]] | |||
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{{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}} | {{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 | 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. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:QUITOST_logo.png|The logo of the Quito tether. | |||
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. | ||
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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. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |