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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]] 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]] [[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]] 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]] [[Battle of Earth|invasion]]. | ||
[[File:Nmoe slipspace.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Nmoe slipspace.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The elevator's support structure, engulfed by the aftereffects of the Slipspace rupture.]] | ||
During the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the Mombasa Tether was shut down.<ref name="story">'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref> When the [[Prophet of Regret]] retreated, his flagship, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', initiated [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] transition over the city, right beside the orbital elevator. The resulting shockwave swept through the structure, weakening it considerably. | During the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the Mombasa Tether was shut down.<ref name="story">'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref> When the [[Prophet of Regret]] retreated, his flagship, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', initiated [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] transition over the city, right beside the orbital elevator. The resulting shockwave swept through the structure, weakening it considerably. | ||
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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> While the upper portion of the tower was slowly pulled up into space, 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]]. 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]]'''</ref> | 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> While the upper portion of the tower was slowly pulled up into space, 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]]. 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]]'''</ref> | ||
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[[File:SpaceElevator.jpg|thumb|right|The Mombasa Tether as seen during the Halo 2 campaign, with the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' holding position nearby.]] | [[File:SpaceElevator.jpg|thumb|right|The Mombasa Tether as seen during the Halo 2 campaign, with the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' holding position nearby.]] | ||