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[[File:H2A Terminals - BorneoTether.jpg|thumb|300px|The tether over Borneo.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - BorneoTether.jpg|thumb|300px|The tether over Borneo.]] | ||
The '''Borneo Space Tether''' is a [[space elevator]] located on the island of Borneo, [[Earth]]. It is the only known space elevator in Southeast Asia and one of six elevators on Earth. | The '''Borneo Space Tether''' is a [[space elevator]] located on the island of [[Borneo]], [[Earth]]. It is the only known space elevator in Southeast Asia 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> Borneo is an ideal location for such a structure as the island is located near the equator.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Borneo|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Borneo''] | 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> Borneo is an ideal location for such a structure as the island is located near the equator.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Borneo|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Borneo'']]</ref> | ||
Sometime between [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] and the [[Battle of Earth]], the frigate [[UNSC Gettysburg]] docked with the station's terminus to deploy [[SPARTAN-II]]s [[Linda-058]] and [[Fred-104]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'''</ref> | |||
Sometime between [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] and the [[Battle of Earth]], the frigate | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*It is the only known space elevator to be named after an island, as opposed to a city. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2 | *''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[ | **''[[Terminals]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{SpaceElevators}} | {{SpaceElevators}} | ||
[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Space Elevators]] |