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{{Center|''For the [[Remember Reach]] short film, see [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)]]''}} | |||
[[File:Manassas Spaceport.png|thumb|250px|Manassas Spaceport on Reach.]] | [[File:Manassas Spaceport.png|thumb|250px|Manassas Spaceport on Reach.]] | ||
A '''spaceport''', also known as a '''starport''',<ref name="exo">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> is a location on a planet where spacecraft launch and land, by analogy with seaport for seaborne ships or airport for aircraft. Spaceports may serve as transport hubs for cargo or passengers, or both. Spaceports are often located in the vicinity of [[:Category:Cities|cities]], connected to them by highways or [[MagLev train]]s.<ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', 'pages 37-38''</ref> | A '''spaceport''', also known as a '''starport''',<ref name="exo">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> is a location on a planet where spacecraft launch and land, by analogy with seaport for seaborne ships or airport for aircraft. Spaceports may serve as transport hubs for cargo or passengers, or both. Spaceports are often located in the vicinity of [[:Category:Cities|cities]], connected to them by highways or [[MagLev train]]s.<ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 37-38''</ref> | ||
Alternatively, commuters or goods may be shipped to orbital platforms connected to [[space elevator]]s which serve as a method of transportation between outer space and a planet surface, a method cheaper than the use of rocket fuel to escape a planet's atmosphere. A [[shuttle port]] is a type of spaceport presumably used primarily by shuttlecraft.<ref>''[[Axon]]'', [[Media:old_mombasa.ogg|old_mombasa]]</ref> | Alternatively, commuters or goods may be shipped to orbital platforms connected to [[space elevator]]s which serve as a method of transportation between outer space and a planet surface, a method cheaper than the use of rocket fuel to escape a planet's atmosphere. A [[shuttle port]] is a type of spaceport presumably used primarily by shuttlecraft.<ref>''[[Axon]]'', [[Media:old_mombasa.ogg|old_mombasa]]</ref> Spaceports were common targets for [[terrorism|terrorists]] and [[Insurrectionist]]s. During [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], [[Tribute]]'s numerous spaceports were under constant supervision by [[ARGUS drone]]s to prevent bombings.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
==Known spaceports== | ==Known spaceports== | ||
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*[[Great Lakes Spaceport]], [[Earth]]<ref name="ch"/> | *[[Great Lakes Spaceport]], [[Earth]]<ref name="ch"/> | ||
*[[Luxor Spaceport]], [[Eridanus II]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 21''</ref> | *[[Luxor Spaceport]], [[Eridanus II]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 21''</ref> | ||
*[[Manassas Spaceport]], Reach<ref>'''[[Remember Reach]]''', ''[[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]''</ref> | |||
*[[New Alexandria Starport]], Reach<ref name="exo"/> | *[[New Alexandria Starport]], Reach<ref name="exo"/> | ||
*[[New Harmony (city)|New Harmony Spaceport]], [[Mars]]<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'''</ref> | *[[New Harmony (city)|New Harmony Spaceport]], [[Mars]]<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'''</ref> | ||
*[[Utgard Spaceport]], [[Harvest]]<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt"</ref> | *[[Utgard Spaceport]], [[Harvest]]<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt"</ref> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Infrastructure]] | [[Category:Infrastructure]] | ||