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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Concept_tether.png|thumb|right|The orbital elevator still stands, although damaged, after the slipspace event.]] | |||
In the dawn of the 24th century, Mombasa was chosen to be the Earth's first tether city. As a cheap gateway to space, the elevator is the key to New Mombasa's economic and strategic importance. The presence of the elevator radically changed the structure of the city - service roads and a [[MagLev Train|Mag-lev]] line radiate out from its base, connecting it to nearby warehouses and factories. The elevator's base resides on an artificial island full of warehouses and docking facilities, to provide more docking space for incoming cargo vessels. And it was this influx of business and trade brought in by the elevator that made New Mombasa the metropolis it was by the time of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[First Battle of Earth|invasion]]. | In the dawn of the 24th century, Mombasa was chosen to be the Earth's first tether city. As a cheap gateway to space, the elevator is the key to New Mombasa's economic and strategic importance. The presence of the elevator radically changed the structure of the city - service roads and a [[MagLev Train|Mag-lev]] line radiate out from its base, connecting it to nearby warehouses and factories. The elevator's base resides on an artificial island full of warehouses and docking facilities, to provide more docking space for incoming cargo vessels. And it was this influx of business and trade brought in by the elevator that made New Mombasa the metropolis it was by the time of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[First Battle of Earth|invasion]]. | ||
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[[File:H3ODST_NewMombasa02.jpg|thumb|right|The city of New Mombasa, with the Space Elevator in the background, collapsed.]] | [[File:H3ODST_NewMombasa02.jpg|thumb|right|The city of New Mombasa, with the Space Elevator in the background, collapsed.]] | ||
In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the Space Elevator's base is located on an artificial island west of the city center, with [[MagLev Train]] lines leading to it, instead of the center of the Mombasa island in Halo 2. Its general appearance has also been changed, with a less massive base structure and an additional support structure in the lower part of the tether. | In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the Space Elevator's base is located on an artificial island west of the city center, with [[MagLev Train]] lines leading to it, instead of the center of the Mombasa island in Halo 2. Its general appearance has also been changed, with a less massive base structure and an additional support structure in the lower part of the tether. | ||
== Trivia == | |||
*The company in charge of the management of the space elevator may be called "New Mombasa Uplift", as the logo the company bears an image of the Orbital Elevator's base, and one of its ads reads "taking your packages to new heights", being a reference to the elevator transporting cargo to orbit.<ref>Bungie's PAX 2009 panel, concept art of signage</ref> | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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File:H3 Outskirts 1.jpg|The elevator's stabilizer rings lie shattered on the savannah in this concept art for [[Tsavo Highway]]. | File:H3 Outskirts 1.jpg|The elevator's stabilizer rings lie shattered on the savannah in this concept art for [[Tsavo Highway]]. | ||
File:H2 side tower.jpg|The tower as seen from [[Old Mombasa]]. | File:H2 side tower.jpg|The tower as seen from [[Old Mombasa]]. | ||
File:Ad Uplift.png|An ad for "New Mombasa Uplift", with the Orbital Elevator in its logo. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
