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[[File:OSE landscape.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Shattered rings from the elevator seen on Tsavo Highway.]] | [[File:OSE landscape.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Shattered rings from the elevator seen on Tsavo Highway.]] | ||
A large portion of the tower's debris was left scattered around Earth's surface, while most of the tether was pulled into space, likely ending up in an unstable orbit around Earth.<ref name="spaceflight">[http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-hoist-to-the-heavens ''IEEE Spectrum'': A Hoist to the Heavens]</ref> Debris such as support rings and cables rained down to the surface far as the town of [[Voi]] and its surrounding regions, leaving large areas littered with debris and damaging infrastructure, such as the [[Tsavo Highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]].<ref name="tsavo">''Halo 3'', campaign level [[ | A large portion of the tower's debris was left scattered around Earth's surface, while most of the tether was pulled into space, likely ending up in an unstable orbit around Earth.<ref name="spaceflight">[http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-hoist-to-the-heavens ''IEEE Spectrum'': A Hoist to the Heavens]</ref> Debris such as support rings and cables rained down to the surface far as the town of [[Voi]] and its surrounding regions, leaving large areas littered with debris and damaging infrastructure, such as the [[Tsavo Highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]].<ref name="tsavo">''Halo 3'', campaign level [[Tsavo Highway]]</ref> After the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] on [[2553|March, 2553]], some debris from the elevator still remained in the area near Voi.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]</ref> | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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The elevator was not seen again until the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]], in which several of its stabilizer rings lay shattered in the background hills. Concept art from the ''Halo 3'' Zune confirmed that the wreckage of the space elevator would play an important part in the design of the Earth levels. | The elevator was not seen again until the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]], in which several of its stabilizer rings lay shattered in the background hills. Concept art from the ''Halo 3'' Zune confirmed that the wreckage of the space elevator would play an important part in the design of the Earth levels. | ||
The elevator did make an appearance in the final game, with the player fighting through its ruins throughout the level [[ | The elevator did make an appearance in the final game, with the player fighting through its ruins throughout the level [[Tsavo Highway]] and even hearing some dialogue concerning its fate from [[UNSC Marine Corps/Gameplay|Marine allies]]. | ||
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File:H3 - MOEWreckage.jpg|The wreckage of the Mombasa Tether in Tsavo Highway. | File:H3 - MOEWreckage.jpg|The wreckage of the Mombasa Tether in Tsavo Highway. | ||
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*When the elevator snaps, the upper half is sucked into space, while the lower half, as well as some debris from the upper half, is scattered across the landscape. Some original concepts show that the tether was supposed to simply fall to the ground in its entirety. This was likely changed for realism, as if a space elevator was to be cut at its anchor point on Earth's surface, the outward force exerted by the counterweight would cause the entire elevator to rise upward into an unstable orbit.<ref name="spaceflight"/> It is, however apparent, that this was taken into account already in ''Halo 3'', as the main tether itself is not seen among the debris, which mainly includes support rings and cables, indicating that the support structures around the tether fell to the ground as the majority of the tower was pulled upward. | *When the elevator snaps, the upper half is sucked into space, while the lower half, as well as some debris from the upper half, is scattered across the landscape. Some original concepts show that the tether was supposed to simply fall to the ground in its entirety. This was likely changed for realism, as if a space elevator was to be cut at its anchor point on Earth's surface, the outward force exerted by the counterweight would cause the entire elevator to rise upward into an unstable orbit.<ref name="spaceflight"/> It is, however apparent, that this was taken into account already in ''Halo 3'', as the main tether itself is not seen among the debris, which mainly includes support rings and cables, indicating that the support structures around the tether fell to the ground as the majority of the tower was pulled upward. | ||
*Several maps of New Mombasa seen during the [[Audio Log]]s in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' show the Mag-Lev lines from the space elevator's base leading to the Mombasa island. However, as seen in-game as well as several other maps, the train lines lead only to the mainland north of the elevator.<ref name="story"/> | *Several maps of New Mombasa seen during the [[Audio Log]]s in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' show the Mag-Lev lines from the space elevator's base leading to the Mombasa island. However, as seen in-game as well as several other maps, the train lines lead only to the mainland north of the elevator.<ref name="story"/> | ||
*During the level [[ | *During the level [[Tsavo Highway]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'', when two marines have a brief dialogue about the fate of the elevator, they erroneously refer to it having collapsed when the city was glassed. As seen in ''Halo 3: ODST'', it collapsed well before the glassing of the city, due to its structure weakening from the Slipspace rupture. This may be a mistake on Bungie's part, the marines may have been misinformed of the cause of the destruction, or it may be being used in a colloquial manner to refer to the extensive damage caused by Regret's slipspace jump. | ||
*In the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' multiplayer map [[Stonetown]], a space tether remarkably similar to New Mombasa's can be viewed in the map's vista. However, the space tether appears to be under construction, and the city as a whole is nowhere near as built up as it is seen in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''. Barring considerable liberties with geography, the tether seen on the map cannot be the New Mombasa's, as Zanzibar Island is over a hundred kilometers away from the city. However, given the tether's apparent incomplete status, it is more likely that the map is set in the post-war period and depicts a new space elevator constructed further away from the East African coast, close enough to be clearly visible from Zanzibar. | *In the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' multiplayer map [[Stonetown]], a space tether remarkably similar to New Mombasa's can be viewed in the map's vista. However, the space tether appears to be under construction, and the city as a whole is nowhere near as built up as it is seen in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''. Barring considerable liberties with geography, the tether seen on the map cannot be the New Mombasa's, as Zanzibar Island is over a hundred kilometers away from the city. However, given the tether's apparent incomplete status, it is more likely that the map is set in the post-war period and depicts a new space elevator constructed further away from the East African coast, close enough to be clearly visible from Zanzibar. | ||
*In ''Halo 3: ODST'', during "[[Prepare To Drop]]" the space elevator's stabilizer rings can be seen held by 4 separate support cables, however during the missions "[[Tayari Plaza]]" and "[[Uplift Reserve]]" these cables are absent just displaying floating rings. | *In ''Halo 3: ODST'', during "[[Prepare To Drop]]" the space elevator's stabilizer rings can be seen held by 4 separate support cables, however during the missions "[[Tayari Plaza]]" and "[[Uplift Reserve]]" these cables are absent just displaying floating rings. | ||
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File:H2_SpaceTether_Concept.png|Early concept art of the orbital elevator for ''Halo 2''. | File:H2_SpaceTether_Concept.png|Early concept art of the orbital elevator for ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:H3 FallenTether Concept 2.jpg|The elevator's stabilizer rings lie shattered on the Savannah in this concept art for [[ | File:H3 FallenTether Concept 2.jpg|The elevator's stabilizer rings lie shattered on the Savannah in this concept art for [[Tsavo Highway]]. | ||
File:H3 FallenTether Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the fallen tether. | File:H3 FallenTether Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the fallen tether. | ||
File:H3 - Manual interior.jpg|More concept art of the elevator stabilizer rings shattered on the savannah. | File:H3 - Manual interior.jpg|More concept art of the elevator stabilizer rings shattered on the savannah. | ||
