Mombasa Tether: Difference between revisions

The '''New Mombasa Orbital Elevator''', commonly known as the '''Mombasa Tether''',<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Palace Hotel]]", ''pages 352 and 366''</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - New Mombasa'']</ref> was a [[Space Elevator]] located at the heart of the [[East African Protectorate]] city of [[New Mombasa]] on [[Earth]]. It was used for lifting heavy ordnance from the surrounding port facilities into a station in [[geosynchronous orbit]] at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel. The company in charge of the management of the space elevator was called [[New Mombasa Uplift]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>