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The '''Quito Space Tether''' is a [[space elevator]] located on [[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.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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 January 14th, [[2313]] 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>
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 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 ==
*The ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer level named ''[[Orbital]]'' of the [[Mythic map pack]], 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 an artificial island.


== 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.
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-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.
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>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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The base of the tether in the city of Quito.
“ One of the finest examples of Civil Engineering which has shaped the development of society's quality of life in the 24th Century. ”

The Quito Space Tether is a space elevator located in Quito, Earth. As such, it is the second known space elevator in Latin America and one of six elevators on Earth.

Overview[edit]

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.[1] As a space elevator would preferably have to be constructed near the equator,[2] Quito is an ideal location for such a structure as the city is located only a few kilometers south of the equator.[3]

Built by the International Society of Civil Engineers, the tether was completed on January 14, 2313[4] and named on 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.[5]

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 loss 17 years earlier.

Following the Battle of Mombasa in 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.[6][7][8]

The Quito Space Tether was among the four that survived the Battle of Earth.[9]

Trivia[edit]

  • 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 an artificial island.

Gallery[edit]

  • The logo of the Quito tether.

    The logo of the Quito tether.

  • A monitoring room in the orbital station on top of the tether.

    A monitoring room in the orbital station on top of the tether.

  • The Earth's surface, as seen from the top of the Quito Space Tether.

    The Earth's surface, as seen from the top of the Quito Space Tether.

  • A plaque dedicated to the men and women who built the Space Tether, from the International Society of Civil Engineers.

    A plaque dedicated to the men and women who built the Space Tether, from the International Society of Civil Engineers.

  • A schematic view of the Quito Space Tether's upper level.

    A schematic view of the Quito Space Tether's upper level.

  • The plaque devoted to Wallace Fujikawa.

    The plaque devoted to Wallace Fujikawa.

  • The plaque devoted to Tobias Fleming Shaw.

    The plaque devoted to Tobias Fleming Shaw.

  • A control room on the orbital station.

    A control room on the orbital station.

  • A service corridor on the station.

    A service corridor on the station.

  • A room on the station.

    A room on the station.

  • A lobby on the orbital station.

    A lobby on the orbital station.

  • An escalator leading to another chamber.

    An escalator leading to another chamber.

  • Quito's Spaceport Stamp

    Quito's Spaceport Stamp

  • Alpha-Nine stationed on the Quito Terminus in November, 2552.

    Alpha-Nine stationed on the Quito Terminus in November, 2552.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Game Informer: December 2008, page 8
  2. ^ Wikipedia - Space elevator
  3. ^ Wikipedia - Quito
  4. ^ Twitter.com: Today in Halo - 1/14/14
  5. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map, Orbital
  6. ^ Halo: New Blood
  7. ^ Halo 3: ODST, Epilogue
  8. ^ Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Space Elevator article

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