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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Space elevators are a common construction by the [[UNSC]], both on [[Earth]] and [[human colonies|her colonies]]. While Earth has six space elevators, many planets within the [[Outer Colonies]] have more since there is a heavy human reliance on the production and shipment of agricultural and mineral goods from remote worlds. Prior to the Covenant's invasion, the [[agriculture world|farming colony]] of Harvest, for example, had [[Harvest space elevators|seven elevators]] linked to the orbital station [[Tiara]],<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 75''</ref> while some mineral-rich worlds, such as [[Reach]], had as many as nine.<ref name="evg reach">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref> During the events of the [[Human-Covenant War]], many of these elevators were damaged, some seriously, during combat engagements. Of Earth's six elevators, only four remained intact after the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''"Space Elevator" article'' (backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007185941/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/space-tether/e9b2f438-9b5b-477e-8e52-d4e6801e9d5b Archive.org])</ref>
Space elevators are a common construction by the [[UNSC]], both on [[Earth]] and [[human colonies|her colonies]]. There were six on Earth, but only the [[Mombasa Tether]] in [[New Mombasa]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]] in [[Havana]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 205</ref> and the [[Quito Space Tether]] in Ecuador<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Orbital]]''</ref> have been named. While Earth has six space elevators, many planets within the [[Outer Colonies]] have more since there is a heavy human reliance on the production and shipment of agricultural and mineral goods from remote worlds. Prior to the Covenant's invasion, the [[agriculture world|farming colony]] of Harvest, for example, had [[Harvest space elevators|seven elevators]] linked to the orbital station [[Tiara]],<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 75''</ref> while some mineral-rich worlds, such as [[Reach]], had as many as nine.<ref name="evg reach">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref> During the events of the [[Human-Covenant War]], many of these elevators were damaged, some seriously, during combat engagements. Of Earth's six elevators, only four remained intact after the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''"Space Elevator" article'' (backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007185941/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/space-tether/e9b2f438-9b5b-477e-8e52-d4e6801e9d5b Archive.org])</ref>


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