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The '''Tiara''' was a space station in equatorial [[geosynchronous | The '''Tiara''' was a space station in equatorial [[geosynchronous orbit]] over [[Utgard]], on the human colony [[Harvest]]. Constructed in [[2468]] when the Harvest colony was founded, it supported the [[Harvest Space Elevators|seven space elevators]] servicing the colony's capital city of Utgard, and functioned as an orbital port for passenger and cargo transport, as well as the storage area for the data centers of the [[AI]] [[Sif]], who was in charge of Harvest's shipping operations and maintaining the ''Tiara'' 's position. It was not present in [[2502]], but was fully functional by [[2524]].<ref name="ch66">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 66''</ref> | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
The ''Tiara'' is described as two arcs separated by the [[Carbon nanofiber|carbon nano-fiber]] strands that made up the space elevators of Harvest. The beam work connecting the two looked like delicate filigree. Six beveled [[titanium]] spars ran the length of the facility. [[Avery Johnson]] estimated the station was about 4 kilometers long and it's interior around 300 meters in diameter (13,200 and 990 feet, respectively)<ref | The ''Tiara'' is described as two arcs separated by the [[Carbon nanofiber|carbon nano-fiber]] strands that made up the space elevators of Harvest. The beam work connecting the two looked like delicate filigree. Six beveled [[titanium]] spars ran the length of the facility. [[Avery Johnson]] estimated the station was about 4 kilometers long and it's interior around 300 meters in diameter (13,200 and 990 feet, respectively).<ref name="ch66"/> It possessed some form of [[artificial gravity]] as well.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 230''</ref> | ||
==History == | ==History == | ||
It, along with [[Sif]], was seriously damaged in [[2525]] by a [[mass driver]] fired by [[Loki]] from the surface of the planet<ref> | It, along with [[Sif]], was seriously damaged in [[2525]] by a [[mass driver]] fired by [[Loki]] from the surface of the planet,<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 378''</ref> just before Harvest fell to the [[Covenant]]. The strands and parts of Tiara wrapped around Harvest, as per it's rotation. In a state of grief, [[Mack]], Harvest's agricultural AI, ordered the [[JOTUN]]s to bury the strands of the ''Tiara'' and the space elevators, protecting them from plasma fire as Harvest was glassed due to the Covenant [[glassing|orbital bombardment]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery>File:Harvest_Space_Elevators.jpg|Six of the [[List of "Seven" references in Halo|seven]] [[space elevator | <gallery> | ||
File:Harvest_Space_Elevators.jpg|Six of the [[List of "Seven" references in Halo|seven]] [[space elevator]]s linking the planet [[Harvest]] to the Tiara space station. | |||
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Revision as of 04:17, June 29, 2010
Template:Ratings The Tiara was a space station in equatorial geosynchronous orbit over Utgard, on the human colony Harvest. Constructed in 2468 when the Harvest colony was founded, it supported the seven space elevators servicing the colony's capital city of Utgard, and functioned as an orbital port for passenger and cargo transport, as well as the storage area for the data centers of the AI Sif, who was in charge of Harvest's shipping operations and maintaining the Tiara 's position. It was not present in 2502, but was fully functional by 2524.[1]
Description
The Tiara is described as two arcs separated by the carbon nano-fiber strands that made up the space elevators of Harvest. The beam work connecting the two looked like delicate filigree. Six beveled titanium spars ran the length of the facility. Avery Johnson estimated the station was about 4 kilometers long and it's interior around 300 meters in diameter (13,200 and 990 feet, respectively).[1] It possessed some form of artificial gravity as well.[2]
History
It, along with Sif, was seriously damaged in 2525 by a mass driver fired by Loki from the surface of the planet,[3] just before Harvest fell to the Covenant. The strands and parts of Tiara wrapped around Harvest, as per it's rotation. In a state of grief, Mack, Harvest's agricultural AI, ordered the JOTUNs to bury the strands of the Tiara and the space elevators, protecting them from plasma fire as Harvest was glassed due to the Covenant orbital bombardment.
Trivia
Gallery
Six of the seven space elevators linking the planet Harvest to the Tiara space station.
References
- ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, page 66
- ^ Halo: Fall of Reach, page 230
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 378
