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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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It is used for lifting heavy ordnance from the surrounding port facilities into an orbital station at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel.<ref>'''Game Informer: December 2008''', ''page 8''</ref> As a space elevator would preferably have to be constructed near the equator,<ref>[[Wikipedia:Space elevator|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Space elevator'']]</ref> Quito is an ideal location for such a structure as the city is located only a few kilometers south of the equator.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Quito|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Quito'']]</ref> | It is used for lifting heavy ordnance from the surrounding port facilities into an orbital station at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel.<ref>'''Game Informer: December 2008''', ''page 8''</ref> As a space elevator would preferably have to be constructed near the equator,<ref>[[Wikipedia:Space elevator|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Space elevator'']]</ref> Quito is an ideal location for such a structure as the city is located only a few kilometers south of the equator.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Quito|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Quito'']]</ref> | ||
Built by the [[International Society of Civil Engineers]], the tether was completed on [[ | Built by the [[International Society of Civil Engineers]], the tether was completed on January 14th, [[2313]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/HaloWaypoint/status/423107318222307328 '''Twitter.com:''' ''Today in Halo - 1/14/14'']</ref> and named on March 9th, [[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 | The 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 Space Tether was among the four that survived the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Space Elevator article''</ref> | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer level ''[[Orbital]]'' takes place on the station on top of the Quito Space Tether. | *The ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer level ''[[Orbital]]'' takes place on the station on top of the Quito Space Tether. | ||
*The elevator takes after the design of the ''Halo 2'' version of the New Mombasa Orbital Elevator, where it is located in the middle of the city, compared to the ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' version where it is separate from the city and located on | *The elevator takes after the design of the ''Halo 2'' version of the New Mombasa Orbital Elevator, where it is located in the middle of the city, compared to the ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' version where it is separate from the city and located on a artificial island. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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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: | 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: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-04.jpg|A lobby on the orbital station. | File:H3 MP Orbital ENV-04.jpg|A lobby on the orbital station. | ||
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== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{SpaceElevators}} | {{SpaceElevators}} | ||
[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Space Elevators]] | |||
