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'''Astroengineering''' is name given to the construction of megastructures in space by technologically advanced beings. It is a form of megascale engineering, but deals with structures that are "easily observable" from interstellar distances with 20th century astronomical instruments: e.g. a [[space elevator]] is an example of megascale engineering, but it is not an example of astroengineering. A notable example of astroengineering are the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]], built by the technologically advanced [[Forerunner]]s. | '''Astroengineering''' is name given to the construction of megastructures in space by technologically advanced beings. It is a form of megascale engineering, but deals with structures that are "easily observable" from interstellar distances with 20th century astronomical instruments: e.g. a [[space elevator]] is an example of megascale engineering, but it is not an example of astroengineering. A notable example of astroengineering are the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]], built by the technologically advanced [[Forerunner]]s. | ||
Construction of these megastructures | Construction of these megastructures are restricted to either [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier Zero]], Tier One or Tier Two civilizations. As a Tier Three civilization, the [[UNSC]] has no known astroengineered structures. | ||
==Forerunners== | ==Forerunners== | ||