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{{Quote|Taking your packages to new heights.|Slogan of [[New Mombasa Uplift]]}} | {{Quote|Taking your packages to new heights.|Slogan of [[New Mombasa Uplift]]}} | ||
The '''New Mombasa Orbital Elevator''' 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> | The '''New Mombasa Orbital Elevator''', commonly known as the '''Mombasa Tether''',<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[Palace Hotel]]'', pages 352, 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> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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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|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]] [[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]] [[Battle of Earth|invasion]]. | ||
During the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the elevator was shut down.<ref name="story">'' | During the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the elevator was shut down.<ref name="story">'''Halo 3: ODST''' - [[Sadie's Story]]''</ref> When the [[Prophet of Regret]] retreated, his [[Regret's Carrier|Flagship]] initiated [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] transition over the city, right beside the Orbital Elevator. The resulting shockwave swept through the structure, weakening it considerably. | ||
Under an hour later on the same day, the damage from the Slipspace rupture was too much for the support structure to handle. It exploded at multiple points, and the tether snapped at some two kilometers above the surface. The upper portion of the tether was instantly pulled upward by its orbital counterweight, now severed from the anchor point. The lower section collapsed, leaving only a small portion of the lower support structure intact, even though heavily damaged. Several pieces of debris crashed around the city and the surrounding area, while more fallout presumably caused considerable damage to buildings near the tether.<ref>'' | Under an hour later on the same day, the damage from the Slipspace rupture was too much for the support structure to handle. It exploded at multiple points, and the tether snapped at some two kilometers above the surface. The upper portion of the tether was instantly pulled upward by its orbital counterweight, now severed from the anchor point. The lower section collapsed, leaving only a small portion of the lower support structure intact, even though heavily damaged. Several pieces of debris crashed around the city and the surrounding area, while more fallout presumably caused considerable damage to buildings near the tether.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''' level {{Levelname|Uplift Reserve}}''</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. | 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 (Location)|Tsavo Highway]]. By the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] on March, [[2553]], some debris from the elevator still remained in the area near Voi.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref> | ||
<ref name="spaceflight">http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/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 (Location)|Tsavo Highway]]. By the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] on March, [[2553]], some debris from the elevator still remained in the area near Voi.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]''</ref> | |||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||